Luke Keeler (born 27 April 1987) is an Irish

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who challenged for the

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title in 2020. He participated in the 35th and final edition of the

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in 2015, losing in the semi-final.

Professional career

Keeler made his professional debut on 3 May 2013, scoring a first-round stoppage victory against Mihaly Voros at the Carlton Hotel in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, Ireland. Aftwr his win over Luis Arias, Keeler stated he wanted to fight the best the division had to offer. In August 2018, Keeler said he got a phone call from Conor McGregor and said McGregor yelled at him and challenged him to a boxing match. “There was just talk over a phone, a shouting match. Far fetched, I know, but his bout with Mayweather would’ve been further fetched so you never know.”

Professional boxing record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, Luke Living people 1987 births Irish male boxers Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Middleweight boxers