Martin Rogan


Martin Rogan is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2009; and won the inaugural Prizefighter series in 2008.

Professional career

On 11 April 2008, Rogan won the Prizefighter series heavyweight competition on Sky Sports, beating David Dolan in the final by a unanimous decision after knocking his opponent down twice. He beat Alex Ibbs in the quarter-final by TKO and Dave Ferguson on points in the semi-final. On 15 May 2009 he lost to Sam Sexton.
Rogan was due to face Audley Harrison at Aston Villa Events Centre, Birmingham on 19 July 2008. However, the fight was delayed due to television schedules. The fight eventually took place on 6 December 2008, with Rogan defeating Harrison over ten rounds. The referee Ian John-Lewis scored the encounter 96–95.
On 28 February 2009, Rogan became the List of [Commonwealth Boxing Council Champions|Commonwealth heavyweight champion] in a fight of the year contender which could have gone either way against reigning champion Matt Skelton. During the fight the momentum see-sawed from one man to the other however Rogan prevailed in the brawl by beating Skelton with an 11th round stoppage by TKO.
Rogan's first defence of his Commonwealth Boxing Council Champions|Commonwealth heavyweight title] against Sam Sexton, at the Odyssey, Belfast on 15 May 2009. Sexton defeated Rogan, handing him his first professional loss, after the doctor ruled that Rogan was unfit to continue in the 8th round due to a closed eye.
Rogan's rematch with Sam Sexton on 6 November 2009, once again at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, ended in Rogan's corner pulling him out after the end of the sixth round due to a neck and arm injury.
Since the defeats to Sexton, Rogan took exactly a year before making a return to the ring after undergoing career-saving neck and spinal operations. He won two fights within two weeks against Yavor Marinchev and Werner Kreiskott in Ireland. Rogan was scheduled to fight Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev for the European Heavyweight title but pulled out citing lack of preparation. The Pulev fight was originally rescheduled for November in Germany although Rogan was instead scheduled to fight former cruiserweight world title challenger Lewis Andreas Pineda for the vacant WBU World Heavyweight title on 27 October at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast., The fight with Pineda was cancelled after the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction it because of doubts over ownership of the WBU belt; two organizations were claiming jurisdiction over the title.
On 14 April 2012 Rogan fought Tyson Fury for the vacant Irish heavyweight title at the Odyssey Area in Belfast and lost via fifth-round TKO
On 9 February 2013 Rogan returned to the ring, and winning ways, by outpointing the Czech Republic's Ladislav Kovarik over four rounds in at fight on the undercard of Carl Frampton's EBU super bantamweight title challenge against Kiko Martinez.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss16–6Michael Sprott34 Jun 2014The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New ZealandSuper 8 Heavyweight Tournament - quarter-final
21Loss16–5Erkan TeperKO1, 1:2516 Nov 2013MHPArena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
20Loss16–4Audley HarrisonUD323 Feb 2013York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The International Heavyweights III - quarter-final
19Win16–3Albert SosnowskiTKO3, 1:5623 Feb 2013York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The International Heavyweights III - quarter-final
18Win15–3Ladislav KovarikPTS49 Feb 2013Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17Loss14–3Tyson FuryTKO5, 3:0014 Apr 2012Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor vacant Irish heavyweight title
16Win14–2Werner KreiskottPTS620 Nov 2010Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
15Win13–2Yavor MarinchevTKO1 6 Nov 2010UL Arena, Limerick, Ireland
14Loss12–2Sam Sexton6, 3:007 Nov 2009Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor Commonwealth heavyweight title
13Loss12–1Sam SextonTKO8, 2:3715 May 2009Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandLost Commonwealth heavyweight title
12Win12–0Matt SkeltonTKO11, 1:2128 Feb 2009National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon Commonwealth heavyweight title
11Win11–0Audley HarrisonPTS106 Dec 2008ExCeL, London, England
10Win10–0David DolanUD311 Apr 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The Heavyweights - final
9Win9–0Dave Ferguson311 Apr 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The Heavyweights - semi-final
8Win8–0Alex IbbsTKO2, 0:4711 Apr 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter: The Heavyweights - quarter-final
7Win7–0Radcliffe GreenTKO2, 0:5513 Oct 2007Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6Win6–0Jevgēņijs StamburskisTKO3, 1:3826 Oct 2006Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win5–0Paul KingPTS67 Oct 2006Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4Win4–0Darren MorganPTS420 May 2006King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win3–0Tony BoothTKO2, 2:274 Jun 2005M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
2Win2–0Billy Bessey418 Mar 2005King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1Win1–0Lee Mountford1, 0:4028 Oct 2004Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland