Martin Rogan

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Martin Rogan
Born (1975-05-01) 1 May 1975 (age 49)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other namesThe Entertainer
Rogie
Iron man
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins16
Wins by KO8
Losses6

Martin Rogan (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2009; and won the Prizefighter series in 2008.

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Professional career

On 11 April 2008, Rogan won the Prizefighter series heavyweight competition on Sky Sports, beating David Dolan in the final by a unanimous decision after knocking his opponent down twice. He beat Alex Ibbs in the quarter-final by TKO and Dave Ferguson on points in the semi-final. On 15 May 2009 he lost to Sam Sexton.

Rogan was due to face Audley Harrison at Aston Villa Events Centre, Birmingham on 19 July 2008. [1] However, the fight was delayed due to television schedules. The fight eventually took place on 6 December 2008, with Rogan defeating Harrison over ten rounds. The referee Ian John-Lewis scored the encounter 96–95. [2]

On 28 February 2009, Rogan became the Commonwealth heavyweight champion in a fight of the year contender which could have gone either way against reigning champion Matt Skelton. During the fight the momentum see-sawed from one man to the other however Rogan prevailed in the brawl by beating Skelton with an 11th round stoppage by TKO. [3]

Rogan's first defence of his Commonwealth heavyweight title against Sam Sexton, at the Odyssey, Belfast on 15 May 2009. Sexton defeated Rogan, handing him his first professional loss, after the doctor ruled that Rogan was unfit to continue in the 8th round due to a closed eye. [4]

Rogan's rematch with Sam Sexton on 6 November 2009, once again at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, ended in Rogan's corner pulling him out after the end of the sixth round due to a neck and arm injury. [5]

Since the defeats to Sexton, Rogan took exactly a year before making a return to the ring after undergoing career-saving neck and spinal operations. [6] He won two fights within two weeks against Yavor Marinchev and Werner Kreiskott in Ireland. Rogan was scheduled to fight Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev for the European Heavyweight title but pulled out citing lack of preparation. [7] The Pulev fight was originally rescheduled for November in Germany although Rogan was instead scheduled to fight former cruiserweight world title challenger Lewis Andreas Pineda for the vacant WBU World Heavyweight title on 27 October at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast., [8] The fight with Pineda was cancelled after the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction it because of doubts over ownership of the WBU belt; two organizations were claiming jurisdiction over the title. [9]

On 14 April 2012 Rogan fought Tyson Fury for the vacant Irish heavyweight title at the Odyssey Area in Belfast and lost via fifth-round TKO [10]

On 9 February 2013 Rogan returned to the ring, and winning ways, by outpointing the Czech Republic's Ladislav Kovarik over four rounds in at fight on the undercard of Carl Frampton's EBU (European) super bantamweight title challenge against Kiko Martinez. [11]

Professional boxing record

22 fights16 wins6 losses
By knockout84
By decision82
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss16–6 Michael Sprott MD34 Jun 2014 The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament - quarter-final
21Loss16–5 Erkan Teper KO1 (10), 1:2516 Nov 2013 MHPArena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
20Loss16–4 Audley Harrison UD323 Feb 2013York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The International Heavyweights III - quarter-final
19Win16–3 Albert Sosnowski TKO3 (3), 1:5623 Feb 2013York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The International Heavyweights III - quarter-final
18Win15–3Ladislav KovarikPTS49 Feb 2013Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17Loss14–3 Tyson Fury TKO5 (12), 3:0014 Apr 2012Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor vacant Irish heavyweight title
16Win14–2Werner KreiskottPTS620 Nov 2010Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
15Win13–2Yavor MarinchevTKO1 (6)6 Nov 2010UL Arena, Limerick, Ireland
14Loss12–2 Sam Sexton RTD6 (12), 3:007 Nov 2009Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor Commonwealth heavyweight title
13Loss12–1 Sam Sexton TKO8 (12), 2:3715 May 2009 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandLost Commonwealth heavyweight title
12Win12–0 Matt Skelton TKO11 (12), 1:2128 Feb 2009 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon Commonwealth heavyweight title
11Win11–0 Audley Harrison PTS10 6 Dec 2008 ExCeL, London, England
10Win10–0 David Dolan UD311 Apr 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The Heavyweights - final
9Win9–0 Dave Ferguson UD311 Apr 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The Heavyweights - semi-final
8Win8–0Alex IbbsTKO2 (3), 0:4711 Apr 2008 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights - quarter-final
7Win7–0Radcliffe GreenTKO2 (6), 0:5513 Oct 2007Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6Win6–0Jevgēņijs StamburskisTKO3 (6), 1:3826 Oct 2006Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win5–0Paul KingPTS67 Oct 2006Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4Win4–0Darren MorganPTS420 May 2006King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win3–0 Tony Booth TKO2 (4), 2:274 Jun 2005 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
2Win2–0Billy BesseyPTS418 Mar 2005 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1Win1–0Lee MountfordTKO1 (4), 0:4028 Oct 2004 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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References

  1. ↑ Petrie, Richard (26 June 2008). "Rogan and Harrison trade verbals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Harrison loses to Rogan". BBC Sport. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Rogan stops Skelton in the 11th". RTÉ. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Rogan rocked by Sexton". Sky Sports. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009. The fight was shrouded in controversy. In the 8th round Sexton appeared to have given up after spitting out his mouth guard while out on his feet. The Belfastman had mercy on his startled opponent when he could have hit him such a punch and sent him tumbling to the canvas.
  5. ↑ > Sexton Retains Against Rogan Archived 24 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine . BoxingNews365. Retrieved on 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ For My Neck'S Trick.. Boxing Mart Goes Under The Knife. Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved on 28 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rogan opts out of European bout". BBC News. 6 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Home - Boxing News" . Retrieved 13 September 2011.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Martin Rogan's WBU heavweight title fight called off". BBC News. 16 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Tyson Fury stops veteran Martin Rogan in Belfast bout". BBC News. 14 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Frampton TKOs Martinez in nine". FightNews.com. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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