Jason McKay
{{short description|Irish boxer}}
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|nickname="Cool Hand"
|weight=super middleweight
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|10|11|df=y}}
|birth_place=Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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|wins=20
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Jason McKay (born 11 October 1977 in Craigavon, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer from Banbridge, County Down, fighting out of Belfast. McKay fights at super middleweight and is the former Irish light heavyweight champion.{{cite web | author=Boxrec | title=Jason McKay | work=Boxrec Fighter Page | url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=94181| access-date=26 January 2008}}
Amateur career
At an amateur level, McKay defeated John Duddy to become Ulster senior light middleweight champion.{{cite news | title=McKay confident ahead of Lee bout | work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7139087.stm| access-date=26 January 2008 | date=11 December 2007}}
Professional career
McKay turned professional in February 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland. In his debut McKay defeated experienced English journeyman Jimmy Steel with a points victory over four rounds. McKay is a former holder of the Irish light heavyweight title which he won in November 2006 beating Michael Monaghan with a 10-round points win. In December 2007 he found Andy Lee for the Irish super middleweight title but lost in the 6th round. A year later McKay fought Darren Barker for the middleweight version of the Commonwealth title in Brentwood, Essex. He lost the fight after his corner pulled him out at the end of the 6th round.{{fact|date=March 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{boxrec|id=94181}}
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Category:Male boxers from Northern Ireland
Category:People from Craigavon, County Armagh
Category:Super-middleweight boxers
Category:Boxers from County Armagh
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