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Mark Heffron
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32)
NationalityEnglish
Other namesKid Dynamite
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO19
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Szczecin Light-welterweight

Mark Heffron (born 18 November 1991) is an English professional boxer who challenged for the British middleweight title in 2018. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2009 European Youth Championships.[2]

Professional career

Heffron made his professional debut on 4 September 2010, scoring a second-round knockout (KO) victory against Torsten Roos at the Bekkerveld Festival in Heerlen, Netherlands.[3]

After compiling a record of 19–0 (15 KOs), he defeated Andrew Robinson via sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) on 9 June 2018 at the Manchester Arena, capturing the vacant WBC International middleweight title. The bout served as part of the undercard for Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Sefer Seferi.[4]

Following a fourth-round TKO victory against Aryee Ayittey in October,[5] Heffron returned to the Manchester Arena to face former British super-welterweight champion Liam Williams for the vacant British middleweight title on 22 December, serving as part of the undercard for Josh Warrington's world title defence against Carl Frampton.[6] After nine rounds of action Heffron was behind on the scorecards. In the tenth, he was caught with a punch which prompted Williams to launch a sustained attack and force referee Howard Foster to issue a standing eight count. The fight resumed, only to be stopped moments later after Heffron was again on the receiving end of a barrage of punches, prompting Foster to call a halt to the contest to hand Heffron the first defeat of his career via tenth-round TKO.[7]

Professional boxing record

28 fights 25 wins 2 losses
By knockout 19 2
By decision 6 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Loss 25–2–1 United Kingdom Denzel Bentley RTD 4 (12), 3:00 13 Nov 2020 United Kingdom BT Sport Studios, London, England For vacant British middleweight title
27 Draw 25–1–1 United Kingdom Denzel Bentley UD 10 12 Sep 2020 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
26 Win 25–1 Czech Republic Ondrej Budera TKO 1 (6), 0:59 22 Feb 2020 United Kingdom Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
25 Win 24–1 Portugal Rui Manuel Pavanito TKO 1 (6), 3:00 12 Oct 2019 United Kingdom First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
24 Win 23–1 Poland Daniel Urbanski PTS 6 15 Jun 2019 United Kingdom First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
23 Win 22–1 Cameroon Serge Ambomo PTS 6 16 Mar 2019 United Kingdom Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
22 Loss 21–1 United Kingdom Liam Williams TKO 10 (12), 1:55 22 Dec 2018 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For vacant British middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Ghana Aryee Atittey TKO 4 (8), 2:53 6 Oct 2018 United Kingdom Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
20 Win 20–0 United Kingdom Andrew Robinson TKO 6 (10), 2:02 9 Jun 2018 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBC International middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Poland Adam Grabiec TKO 4 (6), 2:30 19 May 2018 United Kingdom Elland Road, Leeds, England
18 Win 18–0 United Kingdom Lewis Taylor TKO 7 (8), 2:03 11 Nov 2017 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
17 Win 17–0 Hungary Istvan Zeller PTS 4 29 Jul 2017 United Kingdom Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
16 Win 16–0 Poland Bartolomiej Grafka PTS 6 17 Jun 2017 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 Hungary Achilles Szabo TKO 2 (8), 1:55 8 Apr 2017 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
14 Win 14–0 United Kingdom Christian Hoskin-Gomez TKO 2 (6), 0:33 24 Feb 2017 United Kingdom Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
13 Win 13–0 Nicaragua Michael Mora TKO 3 (4), 0:30 26 Nov 2016 United Kingdom Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool, England
12 Win 12–0 Hungary Attila Tabor Nagy TKO 2 (4), 1:12 5 Nov 2016 United Kingdom Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
11 Win 11–0 Latvia Raimonds Sniedze TKO 2 (6), 2:05 31 Oct 2015 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Radcliffe, England
10 Win 10–0 Hungary Janos Olah KO 1 (6) 1 Aug 2015 Spain Hotel Holyday World, Benalmádena, Spain
9 Win 9–0 Argentina Mateo Veron PTS 8 15 Feb 2014 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Bulgaria Achilles Szabo TKO 1 (8), 0:30 22 Nov 2013 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Cuba Julio Acosta KO 2 (6) 18 Oct 2013 Spain La Farga, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
6 Win 6–0 France Fehti Bentafna TKO 1 (6) 17 Mar 2012 Netherlands Wellness Profi Center, Purmerend, Netherlands
5 Win 5–0 Spain David Pulido TKO 3 (6) 19 Mar 2011 Republic of Ireland City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Chris O'Brien TKO 1 (4), 1:10 13 Nov 2010 United Kingdom M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Hungary Attila Molnar TKO 1 (4) 2 Oct 2010 Hungary László Papp Sporthalle, Szentes, Hungary
2 Win 2–0 Poland Arek Malek UD 4 17 Sep 2010 Poland Hala Urania, Olsztyn, Poland
1 Win 1–0 Germany Torsten Roos KO 2 (4) 4 Sep 2010 Netherlands Bekkerveld Festival, Heerlen, Netherlands

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Mark Heffron". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Dooley, Terence (18 March 2011). "Mark Heffron: Rising Prospect Set For RTE Showcase". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Mark Heffron vs. Torsten Roos". BoxRec. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Andrew Robinson stopped in sixth round of Tyson Fury undercard clash". Redditch Advertiser. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Foster, Elliot (6 October 2018). "Mark Heffron Wins, Sets Up British Title Fight With Jason Welborn". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Foster, Elliot (22 December 2018). "Liam Williams Dominates Mark Heffron, Claims British 160 Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Reddy, Luke (22 December 2018). "Liam Williams beats Mark Heffron as Billy Joe Saunders returns and Tommy Fury debuts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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