Martin Rogan was born on 1 May 1975 and is a retired Irish professional boxer.
11 Facts About Martin Rogan
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Martin Rogan held the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2009 and challenged for the Irish heavyweight title in 2012 against Tyson Fury.
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On 11 April 2008, Rogan won the Prizefighter series heavyweight competition on Sky Sports, beating David Dolan in the final by a unanimous decision after knocking his opponent down twice.
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Martin Rogan beat Alex Ibbs in the quarter-final by TKO and Dave Ferguson on points in the semi-final.
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Martin Rogan was due to face Audley Harrison at Aston Villa Events Centre, Birmingham on 19 July 2008.
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On 28 February 2009, Martin Rogan became the Commonwealth heavyweight champion in a fight of the year contender which could have gone either way against reigning champion Matt Skelton.
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Sexton defeated Martin Rogan, handing him his first professional loss, after the doctor ruled that Martin Rogan was unfit to continue in the 8th round due to a closed eye.
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Martin Rogan won two fights within two weeks against Yavor Marinchev and Werner Kreiskott in Ireland.
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Martin Rogan was scheduled to fight Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev for the European Heavyweight title but pulled out citing lack of preparation.
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On 14 April 2012 Martin Rogan fought Tyson Fury for the vacant Irish heavyweight title at the Odyssey Area in Belfast and lost via fifth-round TKO.
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On 9 February 2013 Rogan returned to the ring, and winning ways, by outpointing the Czech Republic's Ladislav Kovarik over four rounds in at fight on the undercard of Carl Frampton's EBU super bantamweight title challenge against Kiko Martinez.