Kurt Walker (boxer)

Kurt Walker
Personal information
NationalityIrish
BornKurt Anthony Walker[2]
(1995-03-07) 7 March 1995[2]
Lisburn, Northern Ireland[2]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
WeightBantamweight, Featherweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins12
Win by KO2
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Games
2019 Minsk Bantamweight
European Championships
2017 Kharkiv Bantamweight
EU Championships
2018 Valladolid Bantamweight
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
2012 Yerevan Flyweight
European Youth Boxing Championships
2013 Rotterdam Bantamweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Bantamweight

Kurt Anthony James Walker (born 7 March 1995) is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2018 EU Championships and 2019 European Games,[3] silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[4] and bronze at the 2017 European Championships.[5] Having turned professional in November 2021,[6][7] Walker was undefeated in his first 12 paid fights, before losing to Liam Davies by unanimous decision in a bout for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title at Nottingham Arena on 10 May 2025.[8][9]

Professional boxing record

13 fights 12 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 0
By decision 10 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Loss 12–1 Liam Davies UD 12 10 May 2025 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England For vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title
12 Win 12–0 Lyon Woodstock MD 10 1 Mar 2025 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11 Win 11–0 James Beech Jr. RTD 7 (10), 3:00 30 Mar 2024 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 Win 10–0 Darwing Martinez PTS 6 28 Jan 2024 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9 Win 9–0 Angelo Turco PTS 8 23 Nov 2023 Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
8 Win 8–0 Jayro Fernando Duran PTS 8 4 Aug 2023 Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 7–0 Maicol Velazco PTS 6 27 May 2023 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira PTS 8 21 Apr 2023 Salthill Leisureland Complex, Galway, Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Yader Cardoza PTS 6 10 Dec 2022 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Yin Caicedo UD 6 22 Oct 2022 Fabriksporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Marcos Gabriel Martinez PTS 6 6 Aug 2022 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Stefan Nicolae PTS 4 23 Apr 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Jaroslav Hriadel TKO 1 (4), 2:03 26 Feb 2022 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Kurt Walker". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kurt Walker". tapology.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ^ "European Games: Northern Ireland's Kurt Walker captures bantamweight gold medal". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (14 April 2018). "N Ireland boxers lose out in Commonwealth Games finals". belfastlive. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Watterson, Johnny (25 June 2017). "Another first for Joe Ward as he creates Irish boxing history". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Olympian Kurt Walker turns pro after signing contract with Top Rank". RTE. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Kurt Walker: Irish Olympian to turn professional with Conlan Boxing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Kurt Walker's unbeaten record ended as Liam Davies takes unanimous decision". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Liam Davies outpoints Kurt Walker over 12 rounds". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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