Irish boxer (born 1982)
Eamonn O'Kane
Born (1982-03-18 ) 18 March 1982 (age 42) 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
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
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
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.
References