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Eamonn Loughran (born 5 June 1970) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1996. He held the WBO welterweight title from 1993 to 1996, successfully defending the title five times.[1] At regional level he held the Commonwealth welterweight title from 1992 to 1993.

Eamonn Loughran
Statistics
Weight(s)
  • Welterweight
  • Light-middleweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Born (1970-06-05) 5 June 1970 (age 52)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins26
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
World Junior Championships
1987 Havana Welterweight

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.[5]


Post retirement


Loughran never returned to the ring, or to boxing, after the defeat to Lopez. He now lives in his native Ballymena.[6]

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

References


  1. "Eamonn Loughran". Boxrec. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  4. Tomas Rohan. "Irish Champions". Irish Boxing. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  5. Boxrec. "Eamonn Loughran". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  6. Cormac Campbell. "Ever wondered what happened to Eamonn Loughran?". Irish Boxing. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2007.



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Eamonn Loughran (* 5. Juni 1970 in Ballymena) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Profiboxer und Weltmeister der WBO im Weltergewicht.
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