Kurt Walker (boxer)

Kurt Anthony James Walker (born 7 March 1995)[2] is an Irish Professional boxer. He won gold medals at the 2018 EU Championships and 2019 European Games,[3] silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[4] and bronze at the 2017 European Championships.[5]

Kurt Walker
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm)[1]
NationalityIrish
Born (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins8
Wins by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskBantamweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 KharkivBantamweight
EU Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 ValladolidBantamweight
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 YerevanFlyweight
European Youth Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 RotterdamBantamweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastBantamweight

Professional boxing record

8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 8–0 Jayro Fernando Duran PTS 8 4 Aug 2023 Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 7–0 Maicol Velazco PTS 6 27 May 2023 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira PTS 8 21 Apr 2023 Salthill Leisureland Complex, Galway, Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Yader Cardoza PTS 6 10 Dec 2022 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Yin Caicedo UD 6 22 Oct 2022 Fabriksporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Marcos Gabriel Martinez PTS 6 6 Aug 2022 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Stefan Nicolae PTS 4 23 Apr 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Jaroslav Hriadel TKO 1 (4), 2:03 26 Feb 2022 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

References

  1. iaba.ie/site3/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Boxing2017-IRL-Kurt-Walker-56kg.doc
  2. "BoxRec: Kurt Walker". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "European Games: Northern Ireland's Kurt Walker captures bantamweight gold medal". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Fullerton, Gareth (14 April 2018). "N Ireland boxers lose out in Commonwealth Games finals". belfastlive. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Watterson, Johnny (25 June 2017). "Another first for Joe Ward as he creates Irish boxing history". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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