Luke Keeler

Luke Keeler (born 27 April 1987) is an Irish professional boxer who challenged for the WBO middleweight title in January 2020. He participated in the 35th and final edition of the Prizefighter series 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, Ireland.^[3]

Aftwr his win over Luis Arias, Keeler stated he wanted to fight the best the division had to offer.^[4]

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.”^[5]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Loss	17–3–1	Demetrius Andrade	TKO	9 (12), 2:59	30 Jan 2020	Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, US	For WBO middleweight title
20	Win	17–2–1	Luís Arias	PTS	10	3 Aug 2019	Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
19	Win	16–2–1	Conrad Cummings	UD	10	29 Mar 2019	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained WBO European middleweight title
18	Win	15–2–1	Dwain Grant	PTS	8	18 Aug 2018	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17	Win	14–2–1	Conrad Cummings	UD	10	21 Apr 2018	The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant WBO European middleweight title
16	Draw	13–2–1	Adam Jones	PTS	4	10 Feb 2018	Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
15	Win	13–2	Darren Cruise	PTS	10	24 Jun 2017	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Won vacant BUI Ireland National middleweight title
14	Win	12–2	Lewis Taylor	PTS	8	25 Feb 2017	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
13	Win	11–2	Bradley Pryce	PTS	8	5 Nov 2016	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Won vacant BUI Celtic middleweight title
12	Loss	10–2	Tom Doran	TKO	2 (10), 1:37	2 Apr 2016	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England	For vacant WBC International middleweight title
11	Win	10–1	Adam Jones	PTS	6	5 Mar 2016	Genting Arena, Solihull, England
10	Win	9–1	Jason Ball	PTS	6	5 Sep 2015	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
9	Loss	8–1	Tom Doran	UD	3	14 Feb 2015	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England	Prizefighter: The Middleweights III – Semi-final
8	Win	8–0	Luke Crowcroft	UD	3	14 Feb 2015	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England	Prizefighter: The Middleweights III – Quarter-final
7	Win	7–0	Gary Boulden	TKO	1 (6), 2:17	15 Nov 2014	3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
6	Win	6–0	Laszlo Kovacs	PTS	6	12 Sep 2014	Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
5	Win	5–0	Festim Lama	TKO	4 (6), 2:57	6 Jun 2014	Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4	Win	4–0	Edgars Sniedze	TKO	2 (6), 2:06	15 Feb 2014	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
3	Win	3–0	Janos Lakatos	TKO	1 (4), 2:24	2 Nov 2013	Our Lady's Hall, Dublin, Ireland
2	Win	2–0	Tommy Tolan	PTS	4	12 July 2013	Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
1	Win	1–0	Mihaly Voros	RTD	1 (4), 3:00	3 May 2013	Carlton Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

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