Kieron Conway Explained

Kieron Conway
Nickname:Too Class
Weight:
Height:5 ft 11+1/2 in
Nationality:English
Birth Date:1996 5, df=y
Birth Place:Northampton, England
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:790333
Total:25
Wins:21
Ko:6
Losses:3
Draws:1

Kieron Conway (born 2 May 1996[1]) is an English professional boxer who challenged for the British super-welterweight title in 2019.

Professional career

Conway made his professional debut on 25 February 2017, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Sonny Whiting at the Civic Hall in Bedworth, Warwickshire.[2]

After scoring five more wins, two by stoppage, he defeated Chris Monaghan via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the British Challenge middleweight title[3] on 9 March 2018 at The Deco in Northampton.[4]

Following another three wins, he participated in the Ultimate Boxxer III tournament on 10 May 2019 at the indigo at The O2. Conway won his first bout of the evening, defeating Kaan Hawes via unanimous decision (UD) over three rounds with all three judges scoring the bout 30–27. In his second bout, which served as the semi-finals of the tournament, Conway suffered the first defeat of his career, losing via three-round split decision (SD) against Derrick Osaze.[5] One judge scored the bout 29–28 in favour of Conway while the other two scored it 29–28 to Osaze.[6]

He bounced back from defeat on 25 May with a four-round PTS victory against Harry Matthews,[7] before challenging British super-welterweight champion Ted Cheeseman on 21 June at the York Hall in London. Conway was forced to fight off the back foot for the majority of the fight as Cheeseman took the aggressor's role. After twelve closely contested rounds the bout was ruled a draw to see Cheeseman retain his British title. One judge scored the bout 116–113 in favour of Conway, the second scored it 115–114 to Cheeseman, while the third scored it even at 114–114.[8] The following month it was announced that Conway had signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.[9]

Conway ended 2019 with PTS victories against Konrad Stempkowski in October and Craig O'Brien in December,[10] [11] before facing his friend and former sparring partner Navid Mansouri for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title on 14 August 2020 at Matchroom Sport's headquarters in Brentwood, Essex.[12] The first three rounds were evenly contested with both men staying behind their jabs and picking their moments to throw a right hand. Conway began to take a hold of the fight in the fourth, landing a right hand to knock Mansouri into the ropes. The fifth and sixth rounds saw much of the same with Conway finishing the rounds strong. In the seventh, Conway had Mansouri in trouble after landing a two punch combination followed by a flurry of clean punches. Conway pushed for the stoppage in the final few rounds as Mansouri fought defensively. After the final bell rang, Conway was awarded the victory via UD to capture the WBA regional title. One judge scored the bout 99–92 and the other two scored it 98–92.[13]

His final fight of 2020 was originally scheduled to be against Olympic bronze medallist Souleymane Cissokho on 12 December at The SSE Arena in London, with the bout serving as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev. However, after Cissokho withdrew from the bout due to "administrative issues",[14] Macaulay McGowan was brought in as a late replacement. With the event being televised live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland, and streamed live on DAZN in more than 200 countries,[15] Conway knocked McGowan to the canvas in the eighth round en route to a shutout UD victory over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout 100–89 and the third scored it 100–90.[16]

On July 15, 2024 in Osaka, Japan, Kieron Conway defeated Ainiwaer Yilixiati by TKO in the seventh round of their quarter-final bout at Prizefighter 2024.[17]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss18–3–1Austin WilliamsUD1017 Sep 2022
21Win18–2–1Gregory TrenelTKO5 (8), 6 Aug 2022
20Win17–2–1James MetcalfUD109 Oct 2021
19Loss16–2–1Souleymane Cissokho108 May 2021
18Win16–1–1Macaulay McGowanUD1012 Dec 2020
17Win15–1–1Navid MansouriUD1014 Aug 2020
16Win14–1–1Craig O'BrienPTS1019 Dec 2019
15Win13–1–1Konrad StempkowskiPTS819 Oct 2019
14Draw12–1–1Ted Cheeseman1221 Jun 2019
13Win12–1Harry MatthewsPTS425 May 2019
12Loss11–1Derrick OsazeUD310 May 2019
11Win11–0Kaan Hawes310 May 2019
10Win10–0Gabor GorbicsPTS82 Mar 2019
9Win9–0Gino KantersPTS48 Sep 2018
8Win8–0Geiboord OmierPTS413 Jul 2018
7Win7–0Chris MonaghanTKO7 (8), 9 Mar 2018
6Win6–0Andrej CepurTKO4 (4), 3 Feb 2018
5Win5–0Casey Blair2 (6), 2 Dec 2017
4Win4–0Christian GomezPTS629 Sep 2017
3Win3–0Jan BalogPTS413 May 2017
2Win2–0Kevin McCauleyPTS418 Mar 2017
1Win1–0Sonny Whiting425 Feb 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kieron Conway Bio Information - PBC Boxing . 6 July 2022 . .
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Sandra Paulido. 19 December 2020. BoxRec.
  3. Book: Decked at The Deco. 29 March 2018. Glove Up Magazine. 10.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Chris Monaghan. 19 December 2020. BoxRec.
  5. Web site: Rickson. Tim. 11 May 2019. Derrick Osaze wins Ultimate Boxxer 3. 19 December 2020. British Boxing News.
  6. Web site: BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Derrick Osaze. 19 December 2020. BoxRec.
  7. Web site: BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Hardy Matthews. 19 December 2020. BoxRec.
  8. Web site: Horan. Matt. 21 June 2019. JD NXTGEN: Ted Cheeseman draws with Kieron Conway. 19 December 2020. Sky Sports. en.
  9. Web site: 12 July 2019. Kieron Conway Inks Promotional Pact With Eddie Hearn. 19 December 2020. Boxing Scene. en-us.
  10. Web site: BoxRec: Kieron Conway vs. Konrad Stempkowski. 19 December 2020. BoxRec.
  11. Web site: Casey. Jeremy. 19 December 2020. Kieron Conway delivers a pre-Christmas cracker as he sees off Irish challenger O'Brien. 19 December 2020. Northampton Chronicle. en.
  12. Web site: 26 July 2020. Kieron Conway Will Put Friendship Aside in Mansouri Clash. 19 December 2020. Boxing Scene. en-us.
  13. Web site: Lewis. Ron. 14 August 2020. Kieron Conway Impresses in Decision Win Over Mansouri. 19 December 2020. Boxing Scene. en-us.
  14. Web site: Foster. Elliot. 7 December 2020. Cissokho vs. Conway Pulled From Joshua-Pulev Card. 19 December 2020. Boxing Scene. en-us.
  15. Web site: 9 December 2020. Macaulay McGowan Eager To Go To War With Kieron Conway. 19 December 2020. Boxing Scene. en-us.
  16. Web site: Damerell. Richard. 13 December 2020. Joshua vs Pulev: Martin Bakole defeats Sergey Kuzmin by unanimous decision. 19 December 2020. Sky Sports. en.
  17. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Kieron Conway vs Aaron McKenna set for Prizefighter 2024 semi-final . FIGHTMAG . 15 July 2024.