Kane Tucker

Kane Tucker (born 12 March 2000) is an Irish amateur boxer. He competes at Light-Heavyweight (81 kg). Tucker trains at Emerald ABC Belfast, under Harry Hawkins.[1]

Kane Tucker
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach78 in (198 cm)
Born (2000-03-12) March 12, 2000
Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
European Schoolboy Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 HungaryLight-Welterweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place2017 BahamasMiddle-Weight

Amateur career

National Titles

Kane Tucker has an impressive underage record with successfully obtaining ten consecutive Irish amateur titles.[2]

2014 European Schoolboys Championships

Tucker won his first major international medal, a 63 kg bronze, at the 2014 European Schoolboys Championships in Keszthely, Hungary[3] in 2014.

Results:
Light Welterweight (63 kg)
GOLD: TCAMBOV Edgard (RUS)
SILVER: SIMONOVIC Nikola (SRB)
BRONZE: TUCKER Kane (IRL)
BRONZE: ZAK Yan (ISR)

2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

Tucker found his second success internationally in 2017, representing Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas. He was awarded a silver medal following a narrow defeat to England in the final bout of the contest.[4][5]

Results:
Middleweight (75 kg)[6]
GOLD: Aaron Patrick Bowen England (ENG)
SILVER: Kane Tucker Northern Ireland (NIR)
BRONZE: Kyle Ting Chen New Zealand (NZL)
BRONZE: Satwinder Thind Canada (CAN)

References
  1. ""Basically professional" Kane Tucker ready to reap the rewards of full-time boxing - Irish Boxing". 31 January 2018.
  2. "With the Big Boys now – Kane Tucker hoping to learn from Joe Ward - Irish Boxing". 2 August 2018.
  3. Final results European Boxing Confederation July 2014
  4. "Northern Ireland pick up 12 medals at Commonwealth Youth Games". 25 July 2017.
  5. "Kane Tucker secures super SILVER at Commonwealth Youth Games - Irish Boxing". 22 July 2017.
  6. Boxing - Middleweight Men
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