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Simon Kean

Simon Kean (born 11 January 1989) is a former Canadian professional boxer. He announced his retirement on 30 January 2024.[1][2] As an amateur he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Custio Clayton.[3]

Amateur career

Kean was a semi-finalist and third-place finisher in the super-heavyweight division at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Three spots were available for qualification at super-heavyweight and Kean qualified over the other semi-finalist since his loss was a knockout by the eventual winner Ítalo Perea.[4] Qualification being dependent on how the opponent performed in later rounds was controversial and will not be used in future Olympics.[5] At the 2012 Olympics he edged out Tony Yoka but lost to Ivan Dychko. He participated at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. He lost in the quarter-final against American Cam F. Awesome.[6] He had an amateur record of 54-15.[7]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports- (2024-01-30). "« J'accroche mes gants » : confidences d'un nouveau retraité". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ Hits, Random (2024-01-30). "Simon Kean Decides To Retire From Boxing at 35-Years-Old". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ "TSN". Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. ^ "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports: G Boxing - Two Canadian male boxers earn berth…". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Boxing Athlete Profile : KEAN Simon - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Results.toronto2015.org. 1989-01-11. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  7. ^ "Le boxeur Simon Kean fera ses débuts professionnels à Trois-Rivières".

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