# Dennis McCann (boxer)

Dennis McCann (born 8 January 2001) is a British professional boxer who has held the European super-bantamweight title since July 2024, the British title since March 2024 and the Commonwealth title since 2022.

## Personal life

McCann was born to an Irish Traveller family. His father, cousin and brother were boxers, with the latter being an amateur national champion.

## Professional career
### Early career

McCann made his professional debut against Kamil Jaworek on 18 May 2019. In the opening round, McCann landed a body shot which put his opponent on the canvas. Jaworek beat the count, however the bout was ended after McCann scored his second knockdown of the round moments later. On 13 July 2019, McCann fought for the second time as a professional when he came up against Jerson Larios. McCann won via points decision after dominating the entirety of the bout.
On 3 August 2019, McCann fought against Georgi Andonov. McCann won the bout via technical knockout within the opening minute of the first round. McCann faced Georgi Georgiev on 27 September 2019. In the opening round, McCann knocked his opponent down after landing a straight left hand. Georgiev managed to recover from the knockdown, however, McCann soon landed a flurry punches which scored the second knockdown of the bout. In the second round, McCann landed another heavy left hand which knocked Georgiev down for a third time. Despite Georgiev beating the count for a third time, the referee deemed him unable to carry on and waved off the bout.
McCann fought against Stefan Slavchev on 30 November 2019. During round two, he landed a clean right hand which forced Slavchev to retreat into a corner. McCann immediately started to pressure his opponent and landed a number of unanswered punches, after which the referee called an end to the bout in the second round. On 22 February 2020, McCann faced Pablo Narvaez. McCann cruised to a points win after winning every round on the scorecard.

### Commonwealth champion

McCann became Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion by stopping Joe Ham in round eight of their fight for the vacant championship at The O2 Arena in London on 26 November 2022.

### British champion

McCann added the vacant British super-bantamweight title to his collection by defeating the previously unbeaten Brad Strand via unanimous decision at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 17 March 2024.

### European champion

McCann won the vacant European super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over Ionut Baluta at The O2 Arena on 27 July 2024.

### Positive drug test

McCann had been scheduled to fight Peter McGrail on 21 December 2024, but the bout was called off eight days beforehand after he tested positive for a banned substance following a test carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.

## Professional boxing record

| 17 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 17 | Win | 16-0-1 | Ionut Baluta | UD | 12 | 27 July 2024 | O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant European super-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15-0-1 | Brad Strand | UD | 12 | 17 Mar 2024 | Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained Commonwealth super-bantamweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental and British super-bantamweight titles |
| 15 | Draw | 14-0-1 | Ionut Baluta | TD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 18 Aug 2023 | Kings Hall, London, England | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title; Majority TD: McCann cut from an accidental head clash |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Joe Ham | TKO | 8 (12), 2:28 | 26 Nov 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | James Beech Jr. | TKO | 8 (10), 1:44 | 16 Jul 2022 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Charles Tondo | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 2022 | The SSE Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBO Youth super-bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Juan Jose Jurado | PTS | 8 | 4 Dec 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | John Chuwa | TKO | 2 (8), 2:06 | 10 Jul 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Luis Moreno | PTS | 8 | 26 Mar 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Pedro Matos | PTS | 8 | 5 Dec 2020 | Church House, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Brett Fidoe | KO | 2 (6), 2:06 | 15 Aug 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Pablo Narvaez | PTS | 6 | 22 Feb 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Stefan Slavchev | TKO | 2 (6), 1:47 | 30 Nov 2019 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Georgi Georgiev | TKO | 2 (6), 2:53 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Georgi Andonov | TKO | 1 (4), 0:30 | 3 Aug 2019 | Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jerson Larios | PTS | 4 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kamil Jaworek | TKO | 1 (4), 1:44 | 18 May 2019 | Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England | |