Eamonn O'Kane

Eamonn O'Kane (born 18 March 1982) is an Irish[1] former professional boxer who held the IBF Intercontinental middleweight title.

For the Northern Irish trade union leader, see Eamonn O'Kane (trade unionist).

Eamonn O'Kane
Statistics
Nickname(s)King Kane
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
NationalityIrish
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982
Banagher, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins14
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Liverpool 2008 Middleweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Delhi 2010 Middleweight

Amateur career

As captain of the Northern Irish team, O'Kane won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division.[2]

Commonwealth Games results

2010

  • Defeated Ranil Jayathilakage (Sri Lanka) 5–0
  • Defeated Nathon McKwen (New Zealand) 9–2
  • Defeated Afaese Fata (Samoa) 7–2
  • Defeated Keiran Harding (Wales) 12–6
  • Defeated Anthony Ogogo (England) 16–4

Professional career

In May 2012, O'Kane won the Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights tournament, defeating Anthony Fitzgerald via split decision in the quarter-finals, Ryan Greene via first-round technical knockout in the semi-finals and JJ McDonagh via unanimous decision in the final.[3]

Professional boxing record
17 fights, 14 wins (5 knockouts), 2 losses, 1 draw[4]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 14–2–1 Tureano Johnson UD 12 2015-10-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York IBF Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 14–1–1 Lewis Taylor MD 12 2015-05-02 Lavey Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland Retained IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 13–1–1 Ferenc Hafner TKO 4 (6), 1:32 2015-02-13 Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
Draw 12–1–1 Virgilijus Stapulionis TD 4 (12), 2:47 2014-09-06 Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 12–1 Álvaro Gaona KO 1 (10), 2:42 2014-04-04 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBC International Silver Middleweight title.
Win 11–1 Kerry Hope UD 12 2013-10-19 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 10–1 Anthony Fitzgerald PTS 10 2013-07-12 Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland Won vacant Irish Middleweight title.
Win 9–1 Gary Boulden PTS 6 2013-02-09 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 8–1 John Ryder TKO 8 (10), 1:33 2012-12-08 Olympia, Kensington, London, England British Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 8–0 Terry Carruthers PTS 6 2012-09-22 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 7–0 JJ McDonagh UD 3 2012-05-05 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Final.
Win 6–0 Ryan Greene TKO 1 (3), 2:22 2012-05-05 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Semi-Final.
Win 5–0 Anthony Fitzgerald SD 3 2012-05-05 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Quarter-Final.
Win 4–0 Wayne Reed PTS 6 2012-03-17 Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield, England
Win 3–0 Joe Rea PTS 8 2011-09-10 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 2–0 Tommy Tolan RTD 5 (6), 3:00 2011-06-25 Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Win 1–0 Dmitrij Kalinovskij TKO 1 (4), 2:33 2011-06-04 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales Professional debut.

References
  1. "BoxRec Ratings". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "O'Kane achieves Commonwealth dream". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. "O'Kane takes his chance". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. Boxing record for Eamonn O'Kane from BoxRec
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