Dean Byrne (boxer)

Dean Byrne, (born 11 September 1984 in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the light welterweight class.

Dean Byrne
Statistics
Real nameDean Byrne
Nickname(s)"Irish Lightning"
Weight(s)light welterweight
NationalityIrish
Born (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins18
Wins by KO6
Losses6
Draws2
No contests0

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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

References
  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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