Darrell Henegan (born June 27, 1961) is an American-born
Canadian former
taekwondo practitioner and
kickboxer
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...
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Taekwondo
Henegan's taekwondo career spanned the years 1979-2001. During that time he won numerous awards in four different decades. They included Canadian, Pan American, and North American Championships, as well as winning the 1981 World Taekwondo Games in Santa Clara, California. At that event he became the first North American to beat the Koreans in a World Championship Gold Medal match.
Kickboxing
Darrell competed as a professional kickboxer from 1984-1996. He finished with a record of 25 wins and 2 losses, with 20 wins by KO. He held numerous titles and was a two-time world champion. In 1988 he won the
FFKA Heavyweight Title by decisioning Jerry Rhome and in 1993 he won the
ISKA
The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...
Cruiserweight Championship with a win over Przemyslaw Saletta. One of Henegan's losses was in a 1990 unification bout with
KICK/
ISKA
The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...
Heavyweight Champion
Dennis Alexio. He also had one bout as a professional boxer, a four-round unanimous decision over Daniel DesRoches in 1986.
Kickboxing record
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Przemysław Saleta
Przemysław Saleta (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Achievements
Kickboxing:
*1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Madrid, Spain -91 kg (Full-Contact)
*1990 W. ...
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External links
Tae Kwon Do Greats of Canada*
vs. Dennis Alexio Part 1vs. Dennis Alexio Part 2vs. Dennis Alexio Part 3*
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1961 births
Living people
Canadian male kickboxers
Cruiserweight kickboxers
Heavyweight kickboxers
Canadian male taekwondo practitioners
Canadian male boxers
Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Canadian people of African-American descent
American emigrants to Canada
Black Canadian boxers
Sportspeople from Queens, New York
Sportspeople from Montreal
Anglophone Quebec people
Taekwondo practitioners at the 1999 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games