Jamie Kavanagh

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Jamie Kavanagh

Kavanagh (right) in the corner with Freddie Roach (on the left of the three)
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Real name Jamie Kavanagh
Nickname(s) The Nuisance
Rated at Lightweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach 70 in (180 cm)
Nationality Republic of Ireland Irish
Born (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
Dublin, Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 17
Wins 15
Wins by KO 7
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0

Jamie Kavanagh (born 28 May 1990, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional boxer. At 11 years old, Kavanagh moved to Malaga, Spain where he would meet one of his current trainers Sedano Ruiz.[1][2]

Amateur boxing career

With an amateur record of 168-12, Kavanagh's won seven Irish national championships and also a silver medal at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships.[3]

Professional boxing career

After moving from Spain to the Wild Card Gym, he started working with trainer Freddie Roach.[4] Kavanagh won on his professional debut on a card with title contenders Victor Ortiz and Amir Khan on 15 May 2010.[5] Kavanagh is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions

On February 2, 2011 Kavanagh was named Irish Boxing's Prospect of the Year at the National Boxing Awards beating off competition from Belfast flyweight Jamie Conlan.

On July 14, 2012, he beat Paul Valarde in a unanimous decision.

On November 3, 2012, he defeated Ramon Valadez (11-3, 6 KOs) in an 8 round slugfest at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, California, with some boxing pundits stating that round 3 was a " Round of the year " contender

It was confirmed in June 2013 that Kavanagh had moved from Freddie Roach and would be trained by Joel Díaz

Professional record

15 Wins (7 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |loss 15-1-1 Mexico Daniel Ruiz KO 6 (10), (2:01) December 14, 2013 Mexico Arena Quequi, Cancun, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-0-1 Mexico Antonio Meza KO 1 (10) August 9, 2013 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-0-1 Mexico Adolfo Landeros TKO 4 (8) June 8, 2013 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-0-1 Mexico Salvador Garcia TD 5 (8) March 8, 2013 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California Garcia down once in rd 2; Bout was stopped due to Garcia suffered cuts on both eyes due to accidental head butts,Kavanagh was ahead on all three score cards 50-44 giving him a technical decision, win
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-0-1 United States Ramon Valadez UD 8 (8) November 3, 2012 United States Phoenix Club, Anaheim, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-0-1 United States Paul Velarde UD 8 (8) July 14, 2012 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-0-1 Mexico Jorge Ibarra TKO 2 (6), (2:37) May 26, 2012 MexicoOasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-0-1 United States Cesar Cisneros TKO 5 (6), (2:20) March 24, 2012 United StatesReliant Arena, Houston, Texas Undercard of James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina - Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia Doubleheader
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Draw 8-0-1 Dominican Republic Ramesis Gil Draw 6 (6) December 10, 2011 United StatesConvention Center, Washington, District of Columbia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-0-0 United States Marcos Herrera UD 6 (6) July 23, 2011 United StatesMandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-0-0 United States John Willoughby TKO 3 (6) June 23, 2011 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0-0 England Sid Razak UD 6 (6) April 16, 2011 United KingdomM.E.N. Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0-0 Mexico Ramon Flores UD 6 (6) February 24, 2011 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0-0 United States Jacob Thornton TKO 1 (4), (0:44) December 11, 2010 United StatesMandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0-0 United States Ricardo Malfavon UD 4 (4) September 30, 2010 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0-0 Mexico Luis Sanchez UD 4 (4) June 24, 2010 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0-0 United States William Ware TKO 1 (4), (1:07) May 15, 2010 United StatesMadison Square Garden, New York, New York Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2370/kavanaghs_journey_from_dublin_to_madrid_to_hollywood/
  2. ↑ Leonard Gunning. "Jamie Kavanagh clinches victory #2". Boxing-Ireland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
  3. ↑ Cooney, Brad (2010-03-21). "Irish Amateur Standout". 8 Count News. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  4. ↑ O'Kelly, Declan (2010-01-27). "Freddie Roach talks about Jamie Kavanagh". Irish Central. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  5. ↑ Galbraith, Brendan (2010-04-08). "Irish Boxing Prospect". EastSide Boxing. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 

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