''Daniel Thomas O'Connor'' (born March 30, 1986) is an American professional
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. As of July 7th 2010, O'Connor fought for the boxing promotion Murphy's Boxing, which was founded by
Ken Casey Kenneth William Casey Jr. (born April 15, 1969) is an American musician who is the primary songwriter, one of the lead singers and bassist of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting ...
of the Boston
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,
Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The current lineup consists of co-lead vocalist and bassist Ken Casey, drummer Matt Kelly, co-lead vocalist Al Barr (on hiatus from the band since 202 ...
.

Early life

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, O'Connor started playing soccer at the age of five and continued throughout high school. An avid soccer fan, he is a supporter of

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, his hometown team the

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and is a member of American Outlaws US Soccer Supporters. Along with a passion for soccer, Danny developed a love of boxing while growing up by spending every Friday evening in front of the TV set with his grandfather watching Friday Night Fights. As a child growing up without cable television, O'Connor's mother taught him how to sew. This skill he honed and later used in his early boxing career."

Amateur career

O'Connor was the 2007 US Olympic Trials bronze medalist and the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He ended his amateur career with a record of 110 wins and 11 losses. O'Connor, a four-time New England Golden Gloves champion, won the 2008 national Golden Gloves at light welterweight. O'Connor also won the US Nationals in 2008 and was voted outstanding boxer of the tournament. Winning these two national tournaments in the same year back to back put O'Connor in an elite list of boxers who have accomplished this which includes

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and

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. Danny's most notable victory as an amateur was a dominant 23-3 win against eventual 2008 Olympic Gold medalist

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. O'Connor was featured in the May 5, 2008, issue of

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Faces in the Crowd.

Professional career

Upon returning from the Beijing Olympics, O'Connor turned professional on September 17, 2008. Danny signed under Warriors Boxing and Dibella entertainment. O'Connor was managed by

Ken Casey Kenneth William Casey Jr. (born April 15, 1969) is an American musician who is the primary songwriter, one of the lead singers and bassist of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting ...

of the

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. O'Connor and Casey met through Casey's charity, The Claddagh fund. O'Connors' training camp was based in

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. His former boxing coach is Hall of Fame trainer

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. O'Connor trains at a facility called "Plex" a conditioning gym run by Danny Arnold.

Professional boxing record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Danny 1985 births Living people American people of Irish descent American male boxers Sportspeople from Framingham, Massachusetts Boxers from Massachusetts Light-welterweight boxers