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Eamonn O'Kane, Dan Blackwell Decide To Retire From Boxing

•Apr 28, 2016

Eamonn O’Kane has retired from boxing. The Dungiven middleweight, 34, has made his move to leave the sport after recently picking up a neck injury.

Video: Tureano Johnson on O'Kane Win, The Future

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 18, 2015

NEW YORK, NY - In the highly anticipated main event on Saturday night, WBA/IBO and WBC "Interim" World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) added the IBF Middleweight Title to his collection with an exhilarating performance against former IBF Middleweight World Champion, David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs), culminating in an eighth round technical knockout victory on Saturday, October 17, at Madison Square Garden with a sold out crowed of 20, 548 fight fans.

Tureano Johnson Drops, Defeats O'Kane in IBF Eliminator

Thomas Gerbasi

•Oct 17, 2015

Madison Square Garden, New York City - In an IBF middleweight eliminator, Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13KOs) dominated and scored two knockdowns to win a twelve round unanimous decision over the very tough Eamonn O'Kane (14-2-1, 5KOs). The scores were 118-108, 117-109 and 119-107. Johnson landed 49% of his shots, and nearly all of them power shots.

John Duddy Backing O'Kane in Tureano Johnson Clash

Terence Dooley

•Oct 17, 2015

John Duddy knows what it feels like to fight at the famous Madison Square Garden venue, and the former fighter has backed compatriot Eamonn O’Kane (14-1-1, 5 early) to win his IBF world middleweight title eliminator at the New York-based arena tomorrow night. O’Kane meets Georgia-based Bahamian Tureano Johnson on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight title defence against David Lemieux. The 33-year-old goes into the fight with the full backing of Duddy, who had nine fights at MSG during his career.

Video: Tureano Johnson Prepared To Take O'Kane Out

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 16, 2015

New York City- Boxing superstar, WBA, IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF Middleweight World Champion power-puncher David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) of Montreal, Quebec are ready for a major collision this weekend.

Weights From NYC: Golovkin 159.4, Lemieux 159.8

Jake Donovan

•Oct 16, 2015

Opening the HBO Pay-Per-View telecast at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Tureano Johnson and Eamonn O'Kane meet in a middleweight unification bout. Johnson topped the scales at 159.4 lbs, while Kane was right at the middleweight limit of 160 lbs. The winner will be named the mandatory challenger to the last man standing in the evening's headliner between Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux.

Photos: Gennady Golovkin, David Lemieux Ready For War

Boxing Photos

•Oct 16, 2015

Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux are officially set for their middleweight title unification bout, which takes place Saturday evening in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. HBO Pay-Per-View will air the event live. Golovkin tipped the scales at a ripped-and-ready 159.4 lbs. Lemieux, who was right at the maximum limit for the 30- and 7-day pre-fight weight checks, was stripped down to his birthday suit but checked in at 159.8 lbs. The bout marks the first unification bout for both fighters, as well as their respective PPV debuts.

Photos: Gonzalez, Viloria Face Off - Undercard Presser

Boxing Photos

•Oct 15, 2015

O'Kane Vows To Fight Johnson Like a "True Irishman"

Steve Kim

•Oct 15, 2015

Not too much is known by the American public as it relates to Eamonn O'Kane, who takes on Tureano Johnson as part of the Golovkin-Lemieux pay-per-view bill this weekend. When asked to give a scouting report of himself, O'Kane said on Thursday afternoon - "My style is a bit of everything, I come forward, aggressive, can punch, can box, can fight. It should be a good fight because Tureano can do all those things, as well. I look forward to this fight."

Tureano Johnson on O'Kane, Breaks Down GGG-Lemieux

Ben Jacobs

•Oct 5, 2015

Uncharacteristically, Tureano Johnson has been quiet of late on social media. The 31-year-old is preparing for his next fight diligently after stopping Alex Theran back in January. Boxers usually make changes following a defeat but recently the in-form Johnson unveiled a new promoter, new manager and a new trainer to help him for the next phase of his career.