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Dean Byrne (boxer)

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Dean Byrne
Born
Dean Byrne

(1984-09-11)11 September 1984
NationalityIrish
Other names"Irish Lightning"
Statistics
Weight(s)light welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins18
Wins by KO6
Losses6
Draws2
No contests0

Dean Byrne (11 September 1984) is an Irish professional boxer who fought in the light welterweight class.

Amateur career

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Byrne, nicknamed "Irish Lightning", had vast experience boxing as an amateur fighting out of Crumlin ABC and during his 200 amateur fights he became Irish national intermediate light welterweight champion also represented Ireland at international level.[citation needed]

Professional career

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Following the Irish senior championships, Byrne then emigrated to Australia where he then turned professional and had his first pro fight in February 2006.

Dean's unbeaten streak lasted until 28 October 2011. When, just 8 days after winning a Unanimous decision over Michael Frontin, Byrne took a major step up in class facing France's IBF International Light-Middleweight Champion, Frank Haroche Horta (then 26–8). An unprepared Byrne was outboxed up until the 8th round when his corner retired him due to an injury to his right hand.

Exactly six months later, Byrne fought the then 5–0 unbeaten Terry Holmes of England, and lost a narrow points decision over 8 rounds. Byrne had a comeback fight against Kevin McAuley winning a points decision over four rounds.

On 8 December 2012, Byrne stepped in on a week's notice as a late replacement to fight American contender Carson Jones after Lee Purdy pulled out of the fight due to having caught a virus. Byrne was supposed to be an easy win for Jones who was just recently coming off a majority decision loss to Britain's hard-punching golden boy Kell Brook, but Byrne managed to battle Jones to a draw.

Professional boxing record

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18 Wins (6 KOs), 6 Loss, 2 Draw[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 18–6–1 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson PTS 6 2016-03-26 United Kingdom Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
Loss 17–6–1 Republic of Ireland Peter McDonagh PTS 10 2015-11-07 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin For vacant BUI Ireland National Welterweight Title
Loss 17–5–1 Russia David Avanesyan TKO 6 (8), 0:41 2015-06-27 United Kingdom Hilton Hotel, Blackpool
Draw 17–4–1 United Kingdom William Warburton PTS 4 2015-05-16 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 17–4 United Kingdom Mark Douglas UD 3 2014-04-05 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London Prizefighter Tournament, Welterweight Quarter Final.
Loss 17–3 Russia Roman Belaev UD 12 2014-02-01 Monaco Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco Vacant WBA Continental Welterweight Title on the line.
Win 17–2 United Kingdom Danny Little PTS 6 2013-07-05 United Kingdom Camden Centre, Kings Cross, London Little down in round 3
Draw 16–2 United States Carson Jones PTS 8 2012-12-08 United Kingdom Olympia, Kensington, London
Win 16–2 United Kingdom Kevin McAuley PTS 4 2012-09-15 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 15–2 United Kingdom Terry Holmes PTS 8 2012-04-28 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Loss 15–1 France Frank Haroche Horta RTD 8 (12), 3:00 2011-10-28 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester Byrne fighting as a late replacement 7 days after his previous fight, byrne retires on right hand injury
Win 15–0 Mauritius Michael Frontin PTS 8 2011-10-21 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win 14–0 Latvia Sergejs Volodins PTS 6 2010-12-10 Republic of Ireland National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Win 13–0 Latvia Konstantis Sakara TKO 4 (6), 0:40 2010-08-07 Republic of Ireland City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Win 12–0 United States Justo Sanchez TKO 5 (6), 2:18 2010-05-15 United States Chumash casino, California
Win 11–0 Mexico Jose reynoso UD 8 2009-05-01 United States South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 10–0 Mexico Francisco Rios Gil TKO 4 (6), 1:14 2008-12-20 United States Inglewood, California
Win 9–0 United States Geoffrey Spruiell KO 2 (6), 0:19 2008-09-19 United States Woodland Hills, California
Win 8–0 United States Daniel Gonzales UD 6 2008-08-02 United States Emerald Queen casino, Tacoma, Washington
Win 7–0 United States Michaelangelo Lynks TKO 1 (6), 1:15 2008-05-23 United States Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California
Win 6–0 Australia Brad Crookey UD 10 2007-05-27 Australia Inglis Auctions Complex, Sydney Defended Australian Light-Welterweight Title
Win 5–0 Australia Chris McCullen UD 10 2007-03-10 Australia Chandler Arena, Queensland, Australia Won Australian Light-Welterweight Title
Win 4–0 Philippines Arnel Porras TD 5 (8) 2006-10-21 Australia Roundhouse, New South Wales, Australia Won New South Wales State Light-Welterweight Title
Win 3–0 Australia Roberto Oyan UD 6 2006-08-04 Australia Croatian Club, Sydney
Win 2–0 Australia Roberto Oyan UD 6 2006-05-12 Australia Croatian Club, Punchbowl, Sydney
Win 1–0 Philippines Ronnie Oyan TKO 2 (6), 2:28 2006-02-18 Australia Windsor Rugby league Club, South Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Professional debut

References

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  1. ^ Naseem Hamed's Professional Boxing Record Archived 29 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. BoxRec.com. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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