Eamonn_O'Kane
Eamonn O'Kane
Irish boxer (born 1982)
For the Northern Irish trade union leader, see Eamonn O'Kane (trade unionist).
Eamonn O'Kane (born 18 March 1982) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 2011 to 2015. At regional level, he held the Irish middleweight title in 2013, and won the Prizefighter series in 2012.
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| Born | (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42) Banagher, County Londonderry Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | King Kane | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As captain of the Northern Irish team, O'Kane won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division.[1]
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
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.[2]
| 17 fights, 14 wins (5 knockouts), 2 losses, 1 draw[3] | |||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 3–0 | Joe Rea |
PTS | 8 | 2011-09-10 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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| Win | 2–0 | Tommy Tolan |
RTD | 5 (6), 3:00 | 2011-06-25 | Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dmitrij Kalinovskij |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:33 | 2011-06-04 | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales |
Professional debut. |
- "O'Kane achieves Commonwealth dream". 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "O'Kane takes his chance". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- Boxing record for Eamonn O'Kane from BoxRec (registration required)