Oisin Fagan
Oisín Fagan | |
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Born | Oisín Sean Fagan 24 December 1973 Light Welterweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Oisín Fagan, (born 24 December 1973) nicknamed "Gael Force", is an Irish former professional boxer based in Oklahoma City, U.S., who fought in the light welterweight and lightweight divisions.[1]
Background
Although a native
At the age of 12, Fagan moved to
During his time at university Fagan was twice awarded the All American Scholar Athlete award, as well as chosen to represent the regional
Professional career
Debut fights
Fagan had only three fights in his amateur career before turning professional in February 2003, winning his first fight at the AMC Flea Market in Oklahoma City, when he knocked out fellow debutant Sheldon Mosley.[1]
Fagan's first loss came against Isaac Mendoza in July 2003. Mendoza gave Fagan which broke his nose and cheekbone in three places. Fagan refused to have the fight stopped until the bout was over however with ten seconds to go in the fight the referee called a halt to the fight due to the loss of blood.[1]
After Fagan's first nine pro fights he had a patchy record of six wins and three losses including a points defeat to Julio César Chávez Jr. Following this mediocre start to his career and a defeat to Derrick Moon in October 2004, Fagan had considered quitting boxing but was encouraged to continue by former world champion Wayne McCullough. Fagan then went to train with McCullough and found a new drive behind his boxing and decided to give boxing one final chance.[4]
Oklahoma State lightweight title
Fagan then fought for his first title belt in December 2004 against Lee Cargle for the vacant
Fagan continued to throw jabs to the body and the head and controlled much of the middle of the fight. In the third after Fagan almost floored Cargle, Cargle smiled at Fagan and said "man, I'm not going anywhere - you ain't knocking me out!" to which Fagan laughed and replied "maybe not, but I'm gonna try my best".[4]
Cargle began to
Irish light welterweight title
After winning the Oklahoma State title, Fagan went on a run. Seven straight wins before he was handed a shot at the vacant
"I'm angry and very disappointed but honestly I just knew something like this would happen. He got scared that's all there is to it! He mouthed off at the press conference declaring that he was going to knock me out. Then I heard he was frantically looking for tapes of some of my fights. He watched one of my fights live in Dublin last year, when I knocked out an American lad in 83 seconds of the first round and then the only other tape he could have watched was when I gave Julio César Chávez Jr. the best fight of his career in Las Vegas. Then, all of a sudden, it looks like he got cold feet. I don't think he's injured at all"
An angry Fagan won the Irish title in front of his friends and family with a knockout victory in round seven against Thomas at the National Stadium, Dublin.[1][5][6][7]
Spadafora fight
Fagan returned to the US after winning the Irish title and defeated Brian Paul in Tulsa with a second round KO.[1]
He then earned a shot at highly touted and unbeaten former IBF lightweight title holder Paul Spadafora.
In March 2007, Fagan suffered a loss to Paul Spadafora in a split decision over ten rounds.
Khan fight
In December 2008, Fagan faced Britain's
External links
- Boxing record for Oisin Fagan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Oisin Fagan interview[St. Patrick's Day
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Boxrec. "Oisín Fagan". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
- ^ a b "Oisin Fagan: An autobiography". Irish boxing.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (28 November 2008). "Cinderella Man of Dublin". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "My road to the title". Irish boxing.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Tomás Rohan. "Familiar Names on National Stadium Undercard". Irish boxing.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Tapia helping Martinez get ready for Dunne". Eastside Boxing. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Tomás Rohan (24 May 2006). "Fagan could meet Thomas in June". RTÉ. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Fagan: Fighting on one leg