Simon Kean | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 January 1989 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Grizzly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Kean (born 11 January 1989) is a former Canadian professional boxer. He announced his retirement on 30 January 2024. [1] [2] As an amateur he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Custio Clayton. [3]
Kean was a semi-finalist and third-place finisher in the super-heavyweight division at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Three spots were available for qualification at super-heavyweight and Kean qualified over the other semi-finalist since his loss was a knockout by the eventual winner Ítalo Perea. [4] Qualification being dependent on how the opponent performed in later rounds was controversial and will not be used in future Olympics. [5] At the 2012 Olympics he edged out Tony Yoka but lost to Ivan Dychko. He participated at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. He lost in the quarter-final against American Cam F. Awesome. [6] He had an amateur record of 54-15. [7]
| 25 fights | 23 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 22 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Joseph Parker | KO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 28 Oct 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | For vacant IBF and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Eric Molina | TKO | 7 (10), 2:39 | 23 Mar 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Newfel Ouatah | TKO | 1 (10), 0:11 | 9 Sep 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Shawndell Winters | TKO | 9 (10), 1:25 | 19 Feb 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Don Haynesworth | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 4 Jun 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Daniel Martz | KO | 3 (10), 0:46 | 21 Feb 2020 | Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada | Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Siarhei Liakhovich | TKO | 10 (10), 2:04 | 7 Dec 2019 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | For vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Dillon Carman | TKO | 3 (10), 2:56 | 15 Jun 2019 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 17 | Win | 16−1 | Rogelio Omar Rossi | TKO | 2 (10), 0:29 | 16 Mar 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Dillon Carman | KO | 4 (12), 1:28 | 6 Oct 2018 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | Lost WBC Francophone heavyweight title; For WBA-NABA heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Adam Braidwood | TKO | 3 (10), 1:32 | 16 Jun 2018 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Francophone heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ignacio Esparza | KO | 5 (10), 2:56 | 7 Apr 2018 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Alexis Santos | KO | 8 (10), 2:01 | 10 Feb 2018 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Mike Sheppard | TKO | 2 (8), 0:39 | 16 Dec 2017 | Place Bell, Laval, Canada | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Randy Johnson | KO | 2 (10), 0:34 | 27 Oct 2017 | M Telus, Montréal, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | KO | 5 (10), 0:59 | 17 Jun 2017 | Olympia Theatre, Montréal, Canada | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mike Marrone | TKO | 1 (8), 0:50 | 6 Apr 2017 | Metropolis, Montréal, Canada | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Avery Gibson | UD | 8 | 28 Jan 2017 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Danny Calhoun | TKO | 1 (6), 2:40 | 19 Nov 2016 | Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | David Torres Garcia | TKO | 2 (8), 1:28 | 22 Oct 2016 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Daniel Cota | TKO | 5 (8), 1:56 | 27 May 2016 | Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Travis Fulton | TKO | 2 (6), 0:56 | 12 Mar 2016 | Olympia, Montréal, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tomas Mrazek | TKO | 2 (4), 2:16 | 21 Feb 2016 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alex Nicholson | KO | 1 (4), 2:38 | 4 Dec 2015 | Métropolis, Montréal, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Balazs Bodo | TKO | 1 (4), 1:59 | 6 Nov 2015 | Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada |
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