Eamonn Loughran

Eamonn Loughran
Statistics
Real name Eamonn Loughran
Rated at Welterweight
Born (1970-06-05) 5 June 1970
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 30
Wins 26
Wins by KO 12
Losses 2
Draws 1
No contests 0
Eamonn Loughran
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Boxing Championships
Representing  Ireland
1987 Havana Welterweight

Eamonn Loughran born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland is a former professional boxer who fought in the light welterweight divisions.[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Loughran boxed for Ireland and won a silver medal at the 1987 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba defeating the Cuban and American fighters on the way to the final. Loughran then turned professional later that year.[2][3]

Professional career

Loughran fought out of the Breen Gym in Belfast and, in December 1987, fought his first professional fight at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in which he beat Glaswegian Adam Muir on a card that included Dave "Boy" McAuley and Andy Holligan.[4]

It was five years, during which he fought twenty professional fights, before Loughran challenged for his first title belt.

Loughran is a former Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title holder and won the WBO Welterweight Title and lost on his sixth defence in the first round to José Luis Lopez in March 1996 after which Loughran announced his retirement.[1]

Post retirement

Loughran never returned to the ring, or to boxing, after the defeat to Lopez. He now lives in his native Ballymena working in the building and property industry. He is also a keen golfer and plays regularly.[5]

Preceded by
Gert Bo Jacobsen
Vacated
WBO Welterweight Champion
16 Oct 1993 13 Apr 1996
Succeeded by
Jose Luis Lopez

References

  1. 1 2 Boxrec. "Eamonn Loughran". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 13 March 2007.Boxrec Fighter Page
  2. "Irish Champions at the World Junior Championships". IABA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  3. "World Junior Championships - Havana, Cuba". EABA. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  4. Tomas Rohan. "Irish Champions". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  5. Cormac Campbell. "Ever wondered what happened to Eamonn Loughran?". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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