Cornelius "Con" Sheehan (born 3 March 1989) is an Irish boxer from
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Drogheda and Wexford. With the exception of the townla ...
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Ireland
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. As an amateur the became the youngest ever Irish Elite Heavyweight champion going on to win a total of a six
Irish
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Elite titles, four at heavyweight and two at super heavyweight. He also represented the Leipzig Leopards in the
World Series of Boxing
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and won a gold and a silver medal for Ireland in two consecutive years at the
European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
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. Since turning professional he is undefeated in six contests.
SportsNewsIreland.com. Retrieved on 20 Jan 2016.
Amateur career
Sheehan boxed for Clonmel Boxing Club, where he was trained by Martin Fennessy. He debuted as a Senior boxer in the Heavyweight division before later moving to Super Heavyweight. His first Irish Elite title came in 2008 at Heavyweight with a points victory over Tommy Sheehan in the final. Sheehan would go on to six Irish Elite titles.2008 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
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in Cetniewo, Poland, competed at Heavyweight earning victories over Stephen Simmons from Scotland (15:6) in the Quarter Finals and Germany's Vahagn Sahakyan (10:7) in the semis. In the final he faced the favoured Greek boxer Helias Pavlidis, against whom he lost on points (12:29) earning a silver medal.
Professional career
In 2015, Sheehan moved to the USA to train under Virgil Hunter at King’s Boxing Gym in Oakland, California
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. Sheehan made his professional debut on 19 January 2016 against Jonathan Rice in Club Nokia
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, Los Angeles
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, California
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, United States
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Sheehan went on to have a further five fights in the United Kingdom chalking up a record of 6-0. He has been inactive since 2017.
Professional boxing record
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BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 20 Jan 2016.
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References
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1989 births
Heavyweight boxers
Living people
People from County Tipperary
People from Clonmel
Irish male boxers