Kane Tucker

Kane Tucker
Kane Tucker
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach	78 in (198 cm)
Born	March 12, 2000 (age 21); Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Stance	Orthodox
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Representing Ireland
Representing Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Youth Games

Kane Tucker (born 12 March 2000)^{[citation needed]} is an Irish amateur boxer. He competes at Light-Heavyweight (81 kg). Tucker trains at Emerald ABC Belfast, under Harry Hawkins. ^[1]

Amateur career[]

National Titles[]

Kane Tucker has an impressive underage record with successfully obtaining nine consecutive Irish amateur titles.^[2]

2014 European Schoolboys Championships[]

Tucker won his first major international medal, a 63 kg bronze, at the 2014 European Schoolboys Championships in Keszthely, Hungary^[3] in 2014.

Results:
Light Welterweight (63 kg)
GOLD: TCAMBOV Edgard (RUS)
SILVER: SIMONOVIC Nikola (SRB)
BRONZE: TUCKER Kane (IRL)
BRONZE: ZAK Yan (ISR)

2017 Commonwealth Youth Games[]

Tucker found his second success internationally in 2017, representing Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas. He was awarded a silver medal following a narrow defeat to England in the final bout of the contest.^[4]^[5]

Results:
Middleweight (75 kg)^[6]
GOLD: Aaron Patrick Bowen England (ENG)
SILVER: Kane Tucker Northern Ireland (NIR)
BRONZE: Kyle Ting Chen New Zealand (NZL)
BRONZE: Satwinder Thind Canada (CAN)

References[]

^ ""Basically professional" Kane Tucker ready to reap the rewards of full-time boxing - Irish Boxing". 31 January 2018.
^ "With the Big Boys now – Kane Tucker hoping to learn from Joe Ward - Irish Boxing". 2 August 2018.
^ http://www.eubcboxing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Final-Results.pdf?x13286
^ "Northern Ireland pick up 12 medals at Commonwealth Youth Games". 25 July 2017.
^ "Kane Tucker secures super SILVER at Commonwealth Youth Games - Irish Boxing". 22 July 2017.
^ Boxing - Middleweight Men^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] ""Basically professional" Kane Tucker ready to reap the rewards of full-time boxing - Irish Boxing". 31 January 2018.

[2] "With the Big Boys now – Kane Tucker hoping to learn from Joe Ward - Irish Boxing". 2 August 2018.

[3] ttp://www.eubcboxing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Final-Results.pdf?x13286

[4] "Northern Ireland pick up 12 medals at Commonwealth Youth Games". 25 July 2017.

[5] "Kane Tucker secures super SILVER at Commonwealth Youth Games - Irish Boxing". 22 July 2017.

[6] Boxing - Middleweight Men^{[permanent dead link]}

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