Mark Heffron

Mark Heffron (born 18 November 1991) is an English professional boxer who challenged for the British middleweight title in 2018. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2009 European Youth Championships.[2]

Mark Heffron
Statistics
Nickname(s)Kid Dynamite
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO19
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
European Youth Championships
2009 SzczecinLight-welterweight

Professional career

Heffron made his professional debut on 4 September 2010, scoring a second-round knockout (KO) victory against Torsten Roos at the Bekkerveld Festival in Heerlen, Netherlands.[3]

After compiling a record of 19–0 (15 KOs), he defeated Andrew Robinson via sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) on 9 June 2018 at the Manchester Arena, capturing the vacant WBC International middleweight title. The bout served as part of the undercard for Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Sefer Seferi.[4]

Following a fourth-round TKO victory against Aryee Ayittey in October,[5] Heffron returned to the Manchester Arena to face former British super-welterweight champion Liam Williams for the vacant British middleweight title on 22 December, serving as part of the undercard for Josh Warrington's world title defence against Carl Frampton.[6] After nine rounds of action Heffron was behind on the scorecards. In the tenth, he was caught with a punch which prompted Williams to launch a sustained attack and force referee Howard Foster to issue a standing eight count. The fight resumed, only to be stopped moments later after Heffron was again on the receiving end of a barrage of punches, prompting Foster to call a halt to the contest to hand Heffron the first defeat of his career via tenth-round TKO.[7]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
28 fights 25 wins 2 losses
By knockout 19 2
By decision 6 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Loss 25–2–1 Denzel Bentley RTD 4 (12), 3:00 13 Nov 2020 BT Sport Studios, London, England For vacant British middleweight title
27 Draw 25–1–1 Denzel Bentley UD 10 12 Sep 2020 York Hall, London, England
26 Win 25–1 Ondrej Budera TKO 1 (6), 0:59 22 Feb 2020 Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
25 Win 24–1 Rui Manuel Pavanito TKO 1 (6), 3:00 12 Oct 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
24 Win 23–1 Daniel Urbanski PTS 6 15 Jun 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
23 Win 22–1 Serge Ambomo PTS 6 16 Mar 2019 Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
22 Loss 21–1 Liam Williams TKO 10 (12), 1:55 22 Dec 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For vacant British middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Aryee Atittey TKO 4 (8), 2:53 6 Oct 2018 Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
20 Win 20–0 Andrew Robinson TKO 6 (10), 2:02 9 Jun 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBC International middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Adam Grabiec TKO 4 (6), 2:30 19 May 2018 Elland Road, Leeds, England
18 Win 18–0 Lewis Taylor TKO 7 (8), 2:03 11 Nov 2017 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
17 Win 17–0 Istvan Zeller PTS 4 29 Jul 2017 Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
16 Win 16–0 Bartolomiej Grafka PTS 6 17 Jun 2017 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 Achilles Szabo TKO 2 (8), 1:55 8 Apr 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
14 Win 14–0 Christian Hoskin-Gomez TKO 2 (6), 0:33 24 Feb 2017 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
13 Win 13–0 Michael Mora TKO 3 (4), 0:30 26 Nov 2016 Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool, England
12 Win 12–0 Attila Tabor Nagy TKO 2 (4), 1:12 5 Nov 2016 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
11 Win 11–0 Raimonds Sniedze TKO 2 (6), 2:05 31 Oct 2015 Civic Hall, Radcliffe, England
10 Win 10–0 Janos Olah KO 1 (6) 1 Aug 2015 Hotel Holyday World, Benalmádena, Spain
9 Win 9–0 Mateo Veron PTS 8 15 Feb 2014 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Achilles Szabo TKO 1 (8), 0:30 22 Nov 2013 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Julio Acosta KO 2 (6) 18 Oct 2013 La Farga, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
6 Win 6–0 Fehti Bentafna TKO 1 (6) 17 Mar 2012 Wellness Profi Center, Purmerend, Netherlands
5 Win 5–0 David Pulido TKO 3 (6) 19 Mar 2011 City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Chris O'Brien TKO 1 (4), 1:10 13 Nov 2010 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Attila Molnar TKO 1 (4) 2 Oct 2010 László Papp Sporthalle, Szentes, Hungary
2 Win 2–0 Arek Malek UD 4 17 Sep 2010 Hala Urania, Olsztyn, Poland
1 Win 1–0 Torsten Roos KO 2 (4) 4 Sep 2010 Bekkerveld Festival, Heerlen, Netherlands

References
  1. "Boxing record for Mark Heffron". BoxRec.
  2. Dooley, Terence (18 March 2011). "Mark Heffron: Rising Prospect Set For RTE Showcase". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Mark Heffron vs. Torsten Roos". BoxRec. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Andrew Robinson stopped in sixth round of Tyson Fury undercard clash". Redditch Advertiser. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. Foster, Elliot (6 October 2018). "Mark Heffron Wins, Sets Up British Title Fight With Jason Welborn". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. Foster, Elliot (22 December 2018). "Liam Williams Dominates Mark Heffron, Claims British 160 Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. Reddy, Luke (22 December 2018). "Liam Williams beats Mark Heffron as Billy Joe Saunders returns and Tommy Fury debuts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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