Jamie Kavanagh

Jamie Kavanagh

Kavanagh (right) in his corner with former trainer Freddie Roach (left)
Statistics
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 Irish
Born (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
Dublin, Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 20
Wins by KO 10
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0

Jamie Kavanagh (born 28 May 1990) is an Irish professional boxer from Dublin. He is currently signed with Golden Boy Promotions.

Early life

Kavanagh grew up in Dublin, Ireland. He began training at the age of eight, when he joined Crumlin Boxing Club, where he trained with UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor. He remained there until he was eleven years old, when Kavanagh and his family moved to Malaga in Spain. It was here where he would meet his longtime trainer, Sedano Ruiz. As a result of his upbringing, Kavanagh is also fluent in Spanish.[1][2]

Amateur career

Kavanagh had a very successful amateur career, in which he amassed a record of 168 wins and 12 defeats. He won seven Irish national titles in that time, along with eight regional titles.

At international level, Kavanagh won his first gold medal aged 13, when he competed with Ireland at the 2003 'Four Nations' Championships. They faced fighters from England, Scotland and Wales. Later that year, he won silver with Ireland in the 'Round Robin' Championships, another team competition where they fought boxers from England, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine and Lithuania. In 2005, Kavanagh returned to the 'Four Nations' Championships where he took home a silver medal for Ireland. In the following two years, Kavanagh again competed as part of Ireland's 'Round Robin' Championships team. He took home gold in both 2006 and 2007.[3] Kavanagh's final amateur medal came at the 2008 World Youth Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. Fighting in the Light Welterweight category, he won silver after losing to Cuban fighter, Frank Isla in the final.[4]

Professional career

Kavanagh turned professional in 2009. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles where he would train under Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, and frequently spar with fighters such as Manny Pacquiao.[5]

Kavanagh won on his professional debut on a card with title contenders Victor Ortiz and Amir Khan on 15 May 2010.[6] Kavanagh was named Irish Boxing's Prospect of the Year at the National Boxing Awards in February 2011, beating off competition from Belfast flyweight Jamie Conlan in the process. On 14 July 2012, he beat Paul Valarde in a unanimous decision. On 3 November 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.

In June 2013, it was confirmed that Kavanagh had left Freddie Roach and the Wild Card Gym. "Freddie can’t give me all his time. I need, at this point of my career, to be with someone who can”, Kavanagh said. “Freddie hadn’t been with me for the last six fights. I needed to shake things up.” After voicing his concerns to Golden Boy, they put him in touch with Joel Díaz, who Kavanagh began training with instead.[7]

Personal life

Kavanagh's father, Gerard, died in September 2014 after being shot while at an Irish bar in Marbella.[8] This led to a nine-month hiatus in Kavanagh's career. Just days after his return to the ring in March 2015, Kavanagh's uncle, Paul, was also shot dead in Dublin. Paul, who was just two years older than Jamie, had been one of Kavanagh's first training partners after introducing him to Crumlin Boxing Club when they were young.[9]

Professional boxing record

20 Wins (10 Knockouts), 1 Loss, 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round (Time) Date Location Notes
Win 20-1-1 Romania Oszkar Fiko TKO 7 (8) 2015-11-07 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin
Win 19-1-1 Nicaragua Reynaldo Mora UD 8 (8) 2015-03-20 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, Wembley, London
Win 18-1-1 Mexico Miguel Zamudio TKO 5 (8), (3:00) 2015-03-20 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California Doctor stopped the fight
Win 17-1-1 United States Michael Clark TKO 5 (8), (2:49) 2014-06-06 United States House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 16-1-1 Puerto Rico Andres Navarro UD 8 (8) 2014-03-17 United States House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 15-1-1 Mexico Daniel Ruiz KO 6 (10), (2:01) 2013-12-14 Mexico Arena Quequi, Cancun, Mexico
Win 15-0-1 Mexico Antonio Meza KO 1 (10) 2013-08-09 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 14-0-1 Mexico Adolfo Landeros TKO 5 (8), (3:00) 2013-06-08 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 13-0-1 Mexico Salvador Garcia TD 5 (8) 2013-03-08 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 12-0-1 United States Ramon Valadez UD8 (8) 2012-11-03 United States Phoenix Club, Anaheim, California
Win 11-0-1 United States Paul Velarde UD 8 (8) 2012-07-14 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 10-0-1 Mexico Jorge Ibarra TKO 2 (6), (2:37) 2012-05-26 MexicoOasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico
Win 9-0-1 United States Cesar Cisneros TKO 5 (6), (2:20) 2012-03-24 United StatesReliant Arena, Houston, Texas Undercard of James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina / Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia
Draw 8-0-1 Dominican Republic Ramesis Gil MD 6 (6) 2011-12-10 United StatesConvention Center, Washington DC
Win 8-0-0 United States Marcos Herrera UD 6 (6) 2011-07-23United StatesMandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 7-0-0 United States John Willoughby TKO 3 (6) 2011-06-23 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win 6-0-0 United Kingdom Sid Razak UD 6 (6) 2011-04-16 United KingdomManchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win 5-0-0 Mexico Ramon Flores UD 6 (6) 2011-02-24United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win 4-0-0 United States Jacob Thornton TKO 1 (4), (0:44) 2010-12-11United StatesMandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-0-0 United States Ricardo Malfavon UD 4 (4) 2010-09-30United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win 2-0-0 Mexico Luis Sanchez UD 4 (4) 2010-06-24 United StatesClub Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win 1-0-0 United States William Ware TKO 1 (4), (1:07) 2010-05-15 United StatesMadison Square Garden, New York, New York Professional debut

References

  1. Kavanagh's journey: From Dublin to Madrid to Hollywood – Ring TV
  2. Leonard Gunning. "Jamie Kavanagh clinches victory No. 2". Boxing-Ireland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. "Jamie Kavanagh". Golden Boy. April 2011.
  4. "Further success for Irish youths". RTE. November 2008.
  5. O'Kelly, Declan (27 January 2010). "Freddie Roach talks about Jamie Kavanagh". Irish Central. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  6. Galbraith, Brendan (8 April 2010). "Irish Boxing Prospect". EastSide Boxing. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  7. "Jamie Kavanagh leaves Wild Card gym in LA and coach Freddie Roach". Irish Central. May 2013.
  8. "Irish gangster 'Hatchet' Kavanagh was lured by honeytrap to Costa del Sol bar and shot nine times in professional hit, police believe". Daily Mail. September 2014.
  9. "Murder of Paul Kavanagh ‘terrible and evil’, funeral told". Irish Times. April 2015.

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