Simon Kean

Simon Kean
Born (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 35)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Other namesThe Grizzly
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO22
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Canada
Canadian National Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Trois-Rivières Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 Quebec City Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mississauga Super-heavyweight

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

25 fights 23 wins 2 losses
By knockout 22 2
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Loss 23–2 Joseph Parker KO 3 (10), 2:04 28 Oct 2023 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia For vacant IBF and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles
24 Win 23–1 Eric Molina TKO 7 (10), 2:39 23 Mar 2023 Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
23 Win 22–1 Newfel Ouatah TKO 1 (10), 0:11 9 Sep 2022 Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
22 Win 21–1 Shawndell Winters TKO 9 (10), 1:25 19 Feb 2022 Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
21 Win 20–1 Don Haynesworth RTD 4 (8), 3:00 4 Jun 2021 Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico
20 Win 19–1 Daniel Martz KO 3 (10), 0:46 21 Feb 2020 Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title
19 Win 18–1 Siarhei Liakhovich TKO 10 (10), 2:04 7 Dec 2019 Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada For vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title
18 Win 17–1 Dillon Carman TKO 3 (10), 2:56 15 Jun 2019 Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
17 Win 16−1 Rogelio Omar Rossi TKO 2 (10), 0:29 16 Mar 2019 Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
16 Loss 15–1 Dillon Carman KO 4 (12), 1:28 6 Oct 2018 Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada Lost WBC Francophone heavyweight title;
For WBA-NABA heavyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Adam Braidwood TKO 3 (10), 1:32 16 Jun 2018 Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBC Francophone heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Ignacio Esparza KO 5 (10), 2:56 7 Apr 2018 Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada
13 Win 13–0 Alexis Santos KO 8 (10), 2:01 10 Feb 2018 Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Mike Sheppard TKO 2 (8), 0:39 16 Dec 2017 Place Bell, Laval, Canada
11 Win 11–0 Randy Johnson KO 2 (10), 0:34 27 Oct 2017 M Telus, Montréal, Canada
10 Win 10–0 Marcelo Luiz Nascimento KO 5 (10), 0:59 17 Jun 2017 Olympia Theatre, Montréal, Canada Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Mike Marrone TKO 1 (8), 0:50 6 Apr 2017 Metropolis, Montréal, Canada
8 Win 8–0 Avery Gibson UD 8 28 Jan 2017 Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada
7 Win 7–0 Danny Calhoun TKO 1 (6), 2:40 19 Nov 2016 Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Canada
6 Win 6–0 David Torres Garcia TKO 2 (8), 1:28 22 Oct 2016 Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Daniel Cota TKO 5 (8), 1:56 27 May 2016 Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Travis Fulton TKO 2 (6), 0:56 12 Mar 2016 Olympia, Montréal, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Tomas Mrazek TKO 2 (4), 2:16 21 Feb 2016 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Alex Nicholson KO 1 (4), 2:38 4 Dec 2015 Métropolis, Montréal, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Balazs Bodo TKO 1 (4), 1:59 6 Nov 2015 Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada

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.
  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".