| Stephen McKenna | |
| Nickname: | Hitman |
| Weight: | Welterweight |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Birth Place: | Monaghan, Ireland |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 855630 |
| Total: | 15 |
| Wins: | 15 |
| Ko: | 14 |
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.
As an amateur McKenna compiled a record of 155–24.[1] 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.[2] In 2017 he moved up to the bantamweight division, winning a silver medal at the Irish National Championships.[3]
After signing a promotional contract with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions,[1] 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.[4]
He secured three more wins in 2019; first-round KOs against Keasen Freeman in June[5] and Keahola Helm in August;[6] and a second-round KO against Gonzalo Dallera in November.[7]
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.[8]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 15-0 | Joe Laws | RTD | 3 | 3 Aug 2024 | Won the WBC International Silver Super Welterweight Title | ||
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Darren Tetley | RTD | 7 (8) 3:00 | 30 Sep 2023 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Brendon Denes | 4 (8), | 11 Feb 2023 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Facundo Alberto Rojas | TKO | 2 (8), | 30 Jul 2022 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jack Ewbank | TKO | 1 (6), | 10 Dec 2021 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Richmond Djarbeng | KO | 1 (8), | 13 Nov 2021 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Moussa Gary | 6 | 10 Sep 2021 | ||||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Damian Haus | TKO | 1 (6), | 22 May 2021 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Des Newton | TKO | 3 (6), | 18 Dec 2020 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | MJ Hall | 5 (6), | 11 Dec 2020 | ||||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary McGuire | KO | 1 (6), | 5 Sep 2020 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gonzalo Carlos Dallera | KO | 2 (6), | 9 Nov 2019 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kealoha Helm | KO | 1 (4), | 3 Aug 2019 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Keasen Freeman | KO | 1 (4), | 13 Jun 2019 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Trey Branch | 1 (4), | 6 Apr 2019 |