Kieron Conway

Kieron Conway (born 2 May 1996) is an English professional boxer who challenged for the British super-welterweight title in 2019.

For the former IRA member, see Kieran Conway.
Kieron Conway
Statistics
Nickname(s)Too Class
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Northampton, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins16
Wins by KO3
Losses1
Draws1

Professional career

Conway made his professional debut on 25 February 2017, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Sonny Whiting at the Civic Hall in Bedworth, Warwickshire.[2]

After scoring five more wins, two by stoppage, he defeated Chris Monaghan via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the British Challenge middleweight title[3] on 9 March 2018 at The Deco in Northampton.[4]

Following another three wins, he participated in the Ultimate Boxxer middleweight tournament on 10 May 2019 at the indigo at The O2. Conway won his first bout of the evening, defeating Kaan Hawes via unanimous decision (UD) over three rounds with all three judges scoring the bout 30–27. In his second bout, which served as the semi-finals of the tournament, Conway suffered the first defeat of his career, losing via three-round split decision (SD) against Derrick Osaze.[5] One judge scored the bout 29–28 in favour of Conway while the other two scored it 29–28 to Osaze.[6]

He bounced back from defeat on 25 May with a four-round PTS victory against Harry Matthews,[7] before challenging British super-welterweight champion Ted Cheeseman on 21 June at the York Hall in London. Conway was forced to fight off the back foot for the majority of the fight as Cheeseman took the aggressor's role. After twelve closely contested rounds the bout was ruled a draw to see Cheeseman retain his British title. One judge scored the bout 116–113 in favour of Conway, the second scored it 115–114 to Cheeseman, while the third scored it even at 114–114.[8] The following month it was announced that Conway had signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.[9]

Conway ended 2019 with PTS victories against Konrad Stempkowski in October and Craig O'Brien in December,[10][11] before facing his friend and former sparring partner Navid Mansouri for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title on 14 August 2020 at Matchroom Sport's headquarters in Brentwood, Essex.[12] The first three rounds were evenly contested with both men staying behind their jabs and picking their moments to throw a right hand. Conway began to take a hold of the fight in the fourth, landing a right hand to knock Mansouri into the ropes. The fifth and sixth rounds saw much of the same with Conway finishing the rounds strong. In the seventh, Conway had Mansouri in trouble after landing a two punch combination followed by a flurry of clean punches. Conway pushed for the stoppage in the final few rounds as Mansouri fought defensively. After the final bell rang, Conway was awarded the victory via UD to capture the WBA regional title. One judge scored the bout 99–92 and the other two scored it 98–92.[13]

His final fight of 2020 was originally scheduled to be against Olympic bronze medallist Souleymane Cissokho on 12 December at The SSE Arena in London, with the bout serving as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev. However, after Cissokho withdrew from the bout due to "administrative issues",[14] Macaulay McGowan was brought in as a late replacement. With the event being televised live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland, and streamed live on DAZN in more than 200 countries,[15] Conway knocked McGowan to the canvas in the eighth round en route to a shutout UD victory over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout 100–89 and the third scored it 100–90.[16]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
18 fights 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 0
By decision 13 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 16–1–1 Macaulay McGowan UD 10 12 Dec 2020 The SSE Arena, London, England
17 Win 15–1–1 Navid Mansouri UD 10 14 Aug 2020 Matchroom Sport Headquarters, Brentwood, England Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title
16 Win 14–1–1 Craig O'Brien PTS 10 19 Dec 2019 York Hall, London, England
15 Win 13–1–1 Konrad Stempkowski PTS 8 19 Oct 2019 Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England
14 Draw 12–1–1 Ted Cheeseman SD 12 21 Jun 2019 York Hall, London, England For British super-welterweight title
13 Win 12–1 Harry Matthews PTS 4 25 May 2019 The Deco, Northampton, England
12 Loss 11–1 Derrick Osaze UD 3 10 May 2019 indigo at The O2, London, England Ultimate Boxxer Tournament: Middleweight – semi-final
11 Win 11–0 Kaan Hawes UD 3 10 May 2019 indigo at The O2, London, England Ultimate Boxxer Tournament: Middleweight – quarter-final
10 Win 10–0 Gabor Gorbics PTS 8 2 Mar 2019 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
9 Win 9–0 Gino Kanters PTS 4 8 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
8 Win 8–0 Geiboord Omier PTS 4 13 Jul 2018 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Chris Monaghan TKO 7 (8), 1:54 9 Mar 2018 The Deco, Northampton, England Won BPA British Classic Challenge middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Andrej Cepur TKO 4 (4), 1:55 3 Feb 2018 Holiday Inn at Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, England
5 Win 5–0 Casey Blair TKO 2 (6), 2:33 2 Dec 2017 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
4 Win 4–0 Christian Gomez PTS 6 29 Sep 2017 The Deco, Northampton, England
3 Win 3–0 Jan Balog PTS 4 13 May 2017 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
2 Win 2–0 Kevin McCauley PTS 4 18 Mar 2017 Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Sonny Whiting PTS 4 25 Feb 2017 Civic Hall, Bedworth, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Kieron Conway". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Sandra Paulido". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Decked at The Deco. Glove Up Magazine. 29 March 2018. p. 10.
  4. "BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Chris Monaghan". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. Rickson, Tim (11 May 2019). "Derrick Osaze wins Ultimate Boxxer 3". British Boxing News. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. "BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Derrick Osaze". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Hardy Matthews". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. Horan, Matt (21 June 2019). "JD NXTGEN: Ted Cheeseman draws with Kieron Conway". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. "Kieron Conway Inks Promotional Pact With Eddie Hearn". Boxing Scene. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. "BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Konrad Stempkowski". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  11. Casey, Jeremy (19 December 2020). "Kieron Conway delivers a pre-Christmas cracker as he sees off Irish challenger O'Brien". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  12. "Kieron Conway Will Put Friendship Aside in Mansouri Clash". Boxing Scene. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. Lewis, Ron (14 August 2020). "Kieron Conway Impresses in Decision Win Over Mansouri". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. Foster, Elliot (7 December 2020). "Cissokho vs. Conway Pulled From Joshua-Pulev Card". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  15. "Macaulay McGowan Eager To Go To War With Kieron Conway". Boxing Scene. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. Damerell, Richard (13 December 2020). "Joshua vs Pulev: Martin Bakole defeats Sergey Kuzmin by unanimous decision". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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