Eamonn O'Kane

Eamonn O'Kane
Eamonn O'Kane
Born	18 March 1982 (age 42); Banagher, County Londonderry; Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Other names	King Kane
	Statistics
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
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Ireland
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Representing Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games

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.

Amateur career

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

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.^[2]

Professional boxing record

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	17 Oct 2015	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	17 Mar 2012	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.