professional boxer
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who is a former IBO super-welterweight World champion.
Amateur boxing career
Hogan gathered an extensive amateur career of over 150 fights. He lost to the 2008 Olympic Finalist
Kenny Egan
Kenneth Egan (born 7 January 1982) is an Irish politician and boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a silver medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics. He won the Euro ...
in the semi-finals of the 2009 Irish Selection Tournament, 2009 and 2010 Irish Nationals. He won the All Ireland Light Heavyweight Championship.
Professional boxing career
Hogan made his professional debut in a winning effort against Marlon Toby by
corner retirement
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on 1 April 2011.
Hogan won his first professional title on 21 November 2011, beating Glen Fitzpatrick for the vacant
Australian National Boxing Federation
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History
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Queensland super-middleweight title by technical knockout in the fourth round.
On 5 December 2015, Hogan received his first major title opportunity facing
Jack Culcay
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for the WBAInterim super-welterweight title losing by unanimous decision to record the first defeat of his career.
On 13 April 2019, Hogan faced
Jaime Munguía
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Professional career
Light middleweight
Munguía vs. Ali
Munguía turned professional in ...
for his
WBO
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World super-welterweight title but lost by majority decision.
Hogan challenged WBC middleweight champion
Jermall Charlo
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on 7 December 2019 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, USA, losing by technical knockout in the seventh-round after being knocked to the canvas in rounds four and seven.
On 31 March 2021, Hogan lost to Tim Tszyu by technical knockout when his corner threw in the towel after he was floored the fifth round of the bout at
Newcastle Entertainment Centre
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Sam Eggington
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Professional career
Eggington won the vacant Commonwea ...
at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 8 October 2022.
He lost the title in his first defence on 20 May 2023, going down by unanimous decision to
JJ Metcalf
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at the
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in
Dublin
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, Ireland.
In April 2024, Hogan took to social media to reveal he had taken a job as a sales representative for an electrical wholesale firm and was unlikely to return to boxing stating: "Circumstances outside my control in boxing put me on this path and unless you’ve got a big bag of cash or a great fight offer then I’ll be just focused on this."
Queensland
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,
Australia
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