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14 Facts About Colin Kenna

1.

Colin Kenna was born on 28 July 1976 and is an Irish boxer, formerly a holder of the British Boxing Board of Control Southern Area heavyweight title belt.

2.

Colin Kenna was defeated for the first time in this fight with a first Round KO.

3.

Three successive wins followed before Colin Kenna faced Audley Harrison's victim, Mark Krence, who at the time was highly rated and tipped as a future star.

4.

Two weeks later in his hometown of Dublin, Colin Kenna had a draw with the journeyman Paul King.

5.

Colin Kenna won the fight and became the new Southern Area heavyweight champion.

6.

The lack of training and preparation on Colin Kenna's part showed and the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.

7.

Colin Kenna returned in February 2007 with a points victory against Keith Long, but has not won a fight since.

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8.

Colin Kenna has lost seven consecutive fights, the first of which came when he was out-pointed by undefeated Moldovan-born Israeli Roman Greenberg over eight rounds in London on 31 October 2007.

9.

Colin Kenna was in trouble by the sixth round, and on the floor in seventh from a straight right hand.

10.

On 11 April 2008, Colin Kenna appeared in the "Prizefighter" competition on Sky Sports, but was knocked out by Paul Butlin in 2nd round of the quarter final.

11.

In February 2010, Colin Kenna fought for the Irish title against Coleman Barrett.

12.

Colin Kenna managed to knock down Barrett in the second round but Barrett still won on points.

13.

Colin Kenna fought for the Southern Area title once more against Larry Olubamiwo in May 2010, but was knocked out in the first round.

14.

Colin Kenna's father Liam is a former Irish snooker international.