# Stephen McKenna (boxer)

Stephen McKenna is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and silver at the European Youth Championships in the same year.

## Amateur career

As an amateur McKenna compiled a record of 155–24. In 2015 he won gold medals at the Irish National Championships and Commonwealth Youth Games, and silver at the European Youth Championships, all in the light-flyweight division. In 2017 he moved up to the bantamweight division, winning a silver medal at the Irish National Championships.

## Professional career

After signing a promotional contract with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, Mckenna made his professional debut on 6 April 2019 against Trey Branch at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California. McKenna forced his opponent to the canvas with a barrage of punches in the first round. Branch made it to his feet before the referee's count of ten, only to be stunned by a left hand. McKenna followed up with a four punch combination, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest to award McKenna a first-round knockout (KO) victory.
He secured three more wins in 2019; first-round KOs against Keasen Freeman in June and Keahola Helm in August; and a second-round KO against Gonzalo Dallera in November.
McKenna's first fight of 2020 was his first in Europe, scoring a first-round KO against Gary McGuire in September at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, England.

## Professional boxing record

| 16 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 14 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Lee Cutler | MD | 10 | 14 Dec 2024 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | Lost WBA Silver super welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Joe Laws | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 3 Aug 2024 | Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley, England | Won vacant WBA Silver super welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Darren Tetley | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 30 Sep 2023 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Brendon Denes | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 11 Feb 2023 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Facundo Alberto Rojas | TKO | 2 (8), 2:59 | 30 Jul 2022 | Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jack Ewbank | TKO | 1 (6), 1:08 | 10 Dec 2021 | National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Richmond Djarbeng | KO | 1 (8), 0:42 | 13 Nov 2021 | Skydome, Coventry, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Moussa Gary | PTS | 6 | 10 Sep 2021 | Skydome, Coventry, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Damian Haus | TKO | 1 (6), 2:52 | 22 May 2021 | Skydome, Coventry, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Des Newton | TKO | 3 (6), 0:36 | 18 Dec 2020 | Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | MJ Hall | TKO | 5 (6), 1:54 | 11 Dec 2020 | Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary McGuire | KO | 1 (6), 1:13 | 5 Sep 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gonzalo Carlos Dallera | KO | 2 (6), 0:29 | 9 Nov 2019 | Gardens Casino, Hawaiian Gardens, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kealoha Helm | KO | 1 (4), 1:15 | 3 Aug 2019 | Gardens Casino, Hawaiian Gardens, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Keasen Freeman | KO | 1 (4), 1:33 | 13 Jun 2019 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Trey Branch | KO | 1 (4), 2:54 | 6 Apr 2019 | Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Pico Rivera, California, U.S. | |