Kieron Conway


Kieron Conway is an English professional boxer who is a former British and Commonwealth middleweight champion.

Professional career

Conway made his professional debut on 25 February 2017, scoring a four-round points decision victory against Sonny Whiting at the Civic Hall in Bedworth, Warwickshire.
After scoring five more wins, two by stoppage, he defeated Chris Monaghan via seventh-round technical knockout to capture the British Challenge middleweight title on 9 March 2018 at The Deco in Northampton.
Following another three wins, he participated in the Ultimate Boxxer III tournament on 10 May 2019 at the indigo at The O2. Conway won his first bout of the evening, defeating Kaan Hawes via unanimous decision over three rounds with all three judges scoring the bout 30–27. In his second bout, which served as the semi-finals of the tournament, Conway suffered the first defeat of his career, losing via three-round split decision against Derrick Osaze. One judge scored the bout 29–28 in favour of Conway while the other two scored it 29–28 to Osaze.
He bounced back from defeat on 25 May with a four-round PTS victory against Harry Matthews, before challenging British super-welterweight champion Ted Cheeseman on 21 June at the York Hall in London. Conway was forced to fight off the back foot for the majority of the fight as Cheeseman took the aggressor's role. After twelve closely contested rounds the bout was ruled a draw to see Cheeseman retain his British title. One judge scored the bout 116–113 in favour of Conway, the second scored it 115–114 to Cheeseman, while the third scored it even at 114–114. The following month it was announced that Conway had signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.
Conway ended 2019 with PTS victories against Konrad Stempkowski in October and Craig O'Brien in December, before facing his friend and former sparring partner Navid Mansouri for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title on 14 August 2020 at Matchroom Sport's headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. The first three rounds were evenly contested with both men staying behind their jabs and picking their moments to throw a right hand. Conway began to take a hold of the fight in the fourth, landing a right hand to knock Mansouri into the ropes. The fifth and sixth rounds saw much of the same with Conway finishing the rounds strong. In the seventh, Conway had Mansouri in trouble after landing a two punch combination followed by a flurry of clean punches. Conway pushed for the stoppage in the final few rounds as Mansouri fought defensively. After the final bell rang, Conway was awarded the victory via UD to capture the WBA regional title. One judge scored the bout 99–92 and the other two scored it 98–92.
His final fight of 2020 was originally scheduled to be against Olympic bronze medallist Souleymane Cissokho on 12 December at The SSE Arena in London, with the bout serving as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev. However, after Cissokho withdrew from the bout due to "administrative issues", Macaulay McGowan was brought in as a late replacement. With the event being televised live on Sky [Sports Box Office] in the UK and Ireland, and streamed live on DAZN in more than 200 countries, Conway knocked McGowan to the canvas in the eighth round en route to a shutout UD victory over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout 100–89 and the third scored it 100–90.
Conway fought Linus Udofia for the vacant WBA Intercontinental title at Sheffield Arena on 7 October 2023. He won when the referee stopped the bout at the start of the sixth round on the advice of the ringside doctor due to one of his opponent's eyes being swollen shut.
On 15 July 2024 in Osaka, Japan, he defeated Ainiwaer Yilixiati by TKO in the seventh round of their quarter-final bout at Prizefighter 2024.
Conway claimed the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title via a split decision win over Ryan Kelly at Resort World Arena in Birmingham on 30 November 2024.
He made the first defense of his championship against Gerome Warburton at the Copper Box Arena in London on 17 May 2025, with the vacant British middleweight title also on the line. Conway won by stoppage in the fourth round.
Conway defended titles against George Liddard at York Hall in London on 17 October 2025. He lost by stoppage in the 10th round when his corner threw in the towel, having seen their fighter knocked to the canvas in the previous round and then faced with a series of unanswered blows.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28 LossGeorge LiddardTKO10, 0:4917 October 2025York Hall, London, EnglandLost British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
27WinGerome WarburtonTKO4, 1:2617 May 2025Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant British middleweight title and retained Commonwealth middleweight title
26WinRyan KellySD1230 Nov 2024Resort World Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon vacant list of [Commonwealth Boxing Council Champions#Middleweight|Commonwealth middleweight title]
25Win21–3–1Ainiwaer YilixiatiTKO7, 2:1315 Jul 2024Yamato Arena, Suita, Japan
24Win20–3–1Linus UdofiaTKO6, 0:027 Oct 2023Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
23Win19–3–1Jorge SilvaPTS818 Feb 2023Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
22Loss18–3–1Austin WilliamsUD1017 Sep 2022T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USFor vacant WBA International middleweight title
21Win18–2–1Gregory TrenelTKO5, 2:226 Aug 2022Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
20Win17–2–1James MetcalfUD109 Oct 2021Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England
19Loss16–2–1Souleymane Cissokho108 May 2021AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USLost WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title
18Win16–1–1Macaulay McGowanUD1012 Dec 2020The [SSE Arena, Wembley|The SSE Arena], London, England
17Win15–1–1Navid MansouriUD1014 Aug 2020Matchroom Sport Headquarters, Brentwood, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-welterweight title
16Win14–1–1Craig O'BrienPTS1019 Dec 2019York Hall, London, England
15Win13–1–1Konrad StempkowskiPTS819 Oct 2019Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England
14Draw12–1–1Ted Cheeseman1221 Jun 2019York Hall, London, EnglandFor British super-welterweight title
13Win12–1Harry MatthewsPTS425 May 2019The Deco, Northampton, England
12Loss11–1Derrick OsazeUD310 May 2019indigo at The O2, London, EnglandUltimate Boxxer III – semi-final
11Win11–0Kaan Hawes310 May 2019indigo at The O2, London, EnglandUltimate Boxxer III – quarter-final
10Win10–0Gabor GorbicsPTS82 Mar 2019East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
9Win9–0Gino KantersPTS48 Sep 2018Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
8Win8–0Geiboord OmierPTS413 Jul 2018York Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Chris MonaghanTKO7, 1:549 Mar 2018The Deco, Northampton, EnglandWon BPA British Classic Challenge middleweight title
6Win6–0Andrej CepurTKO4, 1:553 Feb 2018Holiday Inn at Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, England
5Win5–0Casey Blair2, 2:332 Dec 2017Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
4Win4–0Christian GomezPTS629 Sep 2017The Deco, Northampton, England
3Win3–0Jan BalogPTS413 May 2017Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
2Win2–0Kevin McCauleyPTS418 Mar 2017Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1Win1–0Sonny Whiting425 Feb 2017Civic Hall, Bedworth, England