Jason McKay (born 11 October 1977 in
Craigavon,
Northern Ireland) is a
professional boxer from
Banbridge,
County Down
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, fighting out of
Belfast. McKay fights at
super middleweight
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Boxing
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and is the former Irish
light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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champion.
Amateur career
At an
amateur level, McKay defeated
John Duddy to become
Ulster senior light middleweight champion.
Professional career
McKay turned professional in February 2002 in
Glasgow,
Scotland. In his debut McKay defeated experienced English
journeyman Jimmy Steel with a points victory over four rounds.
McKay is a former holder of the Irish light heavyweight title which he won in November 2006 beating Michael Monaghan with a 10-round points win. In December 2007 he found
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for the Irish super middleweight title but lost in the 6th round. A year later McKay fought
Darren Barker for the middleweight version of the Commonwealth title in Brentwood, Essex. He lost the fight after his corner pulled him out at the end of the 6th round.
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Male boxers from Northern Ireland
People from Craigavon, County Armagh
Irish male boxers
Super-middleweight boxers
Boxers from County Armagh
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