# Simon Kean
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{{short description|Canadian boxer (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Simon Kean
| image =
| nickname = The Grizzly
| height = 1.96 m
| weight = [Heavyweight](/source/Heavyweight)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|01|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Trois-Rivières](/source/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| home =
| style = [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_(boxing))
| total = 25
| wins = 23
| KO = 22
| losses = 2
| draws =
| no contests =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport| Men's [amateur boxing](/source/amateur_boxing) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | Canadian National Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 2009 Trois-Rivières | Super-heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Quebec City | Super-heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Mississauga | Super-heavyweight}}
}}
'''Simon Kean''' (born 11 January 1989) is a former Canadian [professional boxer](/source/professional_boxer). Competing at [heavyweight](/source/heavyweight), he was the [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) Francophone champion and held the WBC International Silver and [IBO](/source/International_Boxing_Organization) Intercontinental titles during a nine year career. As an [amateur](/source/Amateur_boxing) he represented Canada at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), reaching the [super-heavyweight](/source/super-heavyweight) quarter-finals.
==Amateur career==
Kean qualified for the [2012 Olympics](/source/Boxing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_super_heavyweight) by winning the bronze medal in the [super-heavyweight](/source/super-heavyweight) division at the [regional qualification tournament](/source/2012_American_Boxing_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil.[{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/kean-clayton-qualify-for-olympics-boxing/|title=Cdn boxers Kean, Clayton qualify for Olympics|publisher=Sportsnet|accessdate=19 November 2025}}] At the Games in London, he defeated France's [Tony Yoka](/source/Tony_Yoka) on countback in the first round,[{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/boxing/canada/olympics/result/result-kean-wins-on-countback_37700.html|title=Simon Kean wins on countback|publisher=Sports Mole|accessdate=19 November 2025}}] but then lost to [Ivan Dychko](/source/Ivan_Dychko) from Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.[{{cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/2012/08/06/canadian-boxer-simon-kean-suffers-giant-loss-at-olympics|title=Canadian boxer Simon Kean suffers giant loss at Olympics|publisher=Toronto Sun|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
He participated at the [2015 Pan American Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_Super_heavyweight) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), losing in the quarter-finals against [Cam F. Awesome](/source/Lenroy_Thompson) of the United States.[{{cite web|url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n10181859-kean-simon.htm |title=Boxing Athlete Profile : KEAN Simon - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games |website=Results.toronto2015.org |date=1989-01-11 |accessdate=2016-09-29}}]
Kean finished his amateur career with a record of 54 wins and 15 losses.[{{Cite web|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/741940/simon-kean-boxe-professionnelle-trois-rivieres|title = Le boxeur Simon Kean fera ses débuts professionnels à Trois-Rivières|publisher=Radio Canada (in French)}}]
==Professional career==
Kean made his professional debut at Parc de l'Exposition in [Trois-Rivières](/source/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res) on 6 November 2015, stopping Balazs Bodo in the first of their scheduled four rounds.[{{cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/2016/03/06/canada-will-miss-heavyweight-simon-kean-at-rio-olympics|title=Canada will miss heavyweight Simon Kean at Rio Olympics|publisher=Toronto Sun|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
In his 10th contest in the paid ranks, he won the vacant [IBO](/source/International_Boxing_Organization) Intercontinental [heavyweight](/source/heavyweight) title on 17 June 2017, with a fifth round knockout success over [Marcelo Nascimento](/source/Marcelo_Nascimento) at the [Olympia Theatre](/source/Olympia_Theatre_(Montreal)) in Montreal.[{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/06/18/domination-de-simon-kean|title=Domination de Simon Kean|publisher=Le Journal de Montreal (in French)|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
Kean added the vacant [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) Francophone heavyweight title to his collection by stopping [Adam Braidwood](/source/Adam_Braidwood) in the third round at [Centre Gervais Auto](/source/Centre_Gervais_Auto) in [Shawinigan](/source/Shawinigan%2C_Quebec) on 16 June 2018.[{{cite web|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/watch-simon-kean-scores-sickening-standing-ko-adam-braidwood-almost-stumbles-out-of-the-ring/|title=Simon Kean scores SICKENING STUMBLING KO, Adam Braidwood ALMOST FALLS OUT OF THE RING|publisher=World Boxing News|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
On 6 October 2018, he lost his titles, and unbeaten professional record, when he was stopped in the fourth round by Dillon Carman at [Videotron Centre](/source/Videotron_Centre) in [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City%2C_Quebec) in a contest where the vacant [WBA](/source/World_Boxing_Association)-[NABA](/source/North_American_Boxing_Association) heavyweight title was also on the line.[{{cite web|url=https://www.tvasports.ca/2018/10/06/kean-se-fait-surprendre-par-carman|title=Simon Kean est surpris par Carman|publisher=TVA Sports (in French)|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
A rematch was held at Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan on 15 June 2019, and Kean gained revenge for his defeat by stopping Carman in the third round.[{{cite web|url=https://www.thefightcity.com/grizzly-attack-kean-vs-carman-ii/|title=Grizzly Attack: Kean vs Carman II|publisher=The Fight City|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
He won the vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title with a final round stoppage of [Siarhei Liakhovich](/source/Siarhei_Liakhovich) at the [Bell Centre](/source/Bell_Centre) in Montreal on 7 December 2019.[{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1423161/simon-kean-siarhei-liakhovic|title=Mission accomplie pour Simon Kean contre Siarhei Liakhovic|publisher=Radio Canada (in French)|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
Kean claimed arguably the biggest scalp of his pro-career on 23 March 2023, when he stopped two-time world title challenger [Eric Molina](/source/Eric_Molina) in the seventh round at [Montreal Casino](/source/Montreal_Casino).[{{cite web|url=https://www.heavyweightboxing.com/post/simon-kean-scores-7th-round-tko-over-eric-molina|title=Simon Kean Scores 7th Round TKO over Eric Molina|publisher=heavyweightboxing.com|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
He faced [Joseph Parker](/source/Joseph_Parker) for the vacant [IBF](/source/International_Boxing_Federation) and [WBO](/source/World_Boxing_Organization) Intercontinental heavyweight titles on the undercard of the [Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou](/source/Tyson_Fury_vs._Francis_Ngannou) fight at [Kingdom Arena](/source/Kingdom_Arena) in [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, on 28 October 2023.[{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/joseph-parker-blasts-out-simon-kean-third-with-big-uppercut|title=Joseph Parker Blasts Out Simon Kean in Third With Big Uppercut|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=19 November 2025}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/10/29/parker-makes-statement-with-ko-win-on-furys-undercard/|title=Parker makes statement with KO win on Fury's undercard|publisher=1News|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
Kean announced his retirement from professional boxing on 30 January 2024.[{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/simon-kean-decides-retire-from-boxing-35-years-old|title=Simon Kean Decides To Retire From Boxing at 35-Years-old|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=19 November 2025}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/heavyweight-retires-at-23-2-after-defeat-on-saudi-arabia-bill/|title=Heavyweight Simon Kean retires at 23-2 after Saudi Arabia loss|publisher=World Boxing News|accessdate=19 November 2025}}]
==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=22
|ko-losses=2
|dec-wins=1
|dec-losses=
|dq-wins=
|dq-losses=
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|25
|{{no2}}Loss
|23–2
|align=left|[Joseph Parker](/source/Joseph_Parker)
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|2:04}}
|[28 Oct 2023](/source/Tyson_Fury_vs._Francis_Ngannou)
|align=left|{{small|[Kingdom Arena](/source/Kingdom_Arena), [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant [IBF](/source/International_Boxing_Federation) and [WBO](/source/World_Boxing_Organization) Inter-Continental heavyweight titles}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[Eric Molina](/source/Eric_Molina)
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|2:39}}
|23 Mar 2023
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[Newfel Ouatah](/source/Newfel_Ouatah)
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|0:11}}
|9 Sep 2022
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[Shawndell Winters](/source/Shawndell_Winters)
|TKO
|9 (10), {{small|1:25}}
|19 Feb 2022
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada}}
|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Don Haynesworth
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|4 (8), {{small|3:00}}
|4 Jun 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Hotel Holiday Inn, [Cuernavaca](/source/Cuernavaca), Mexico}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Daniel Martz
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|0:46}}
|21 Feb 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, [Rimouski](/source/Rimouski), Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[Siarhei Liakhovich](/source/Siarhei_Liakhovich)
|TKO
|10 (10), {{small|2:04}}
|7 Dec 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant WBC International [Silver](/source/WBC_Silver) heavyweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Dillon Carman
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|2:56}}
|15 Jun 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|16−1
|style="text-align:left;"|Rogelio Omar Rossi
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|0:29}}
|16 Mar 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada}}
|
|-
|16
|{{no2}}Loss
|15–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Dillon Carman
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|1:28}}
|6 Oct 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Videotron Centre](/source/Videotron_Centre), [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City%2C_Quebec), Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBC Francophone heavyweight title;
For [WBA](/source/World_Boxing_Association)-[NABA](/source/North_American_Boxing_Association) heavyweight title}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[Adam Braidwood](/source/Adam_Braidwood)
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:32}}
|16 Jun 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
Won vacant [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) Francophone heavyweight title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[Ignacio Esparza](/source/Ignacio_Esparza)
|KO
|5 (10), {{small|2:56}}
|7 Apr 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Centre Videotron, [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City%2C_Quebec), Canada}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Alexis Santos
|KO
|8 (10), {{small|2:01}}
|10 Feb 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Centre Gervais Auto](/source/Centre_Gervais_Auto), [Shawinigan](/source/Shawinigan%2C_Quebec), Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Mike Sheppard
|TKO
|2 (8), {{small|0:39}}
|16 Dec 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Place Bell](/source/Place_Bell), [Laval](/source/Laval%2C_Quebec), Canada}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Randy Johnson
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|0:34}}
|27 Oct 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[M Telus](/source/M_Telus_(concert_hall)), Montréal, Canada}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[Marcelo Nascimento](/source/Marcelo_Nascimento)
|KO
|5 (10), {{small|0:59}}
|17 Jun 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Olympia Theatre](/source/Olympia_Theatre_(Montreal)), Montréal, Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [IBO](/source/International_Boxing_Organization) Inter-Continental [heavyweight](/source/heavyweight) title}}
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[Mike Marrone](/source/Mike_Marrone)
|TKO
|1 (8), {{small|0:50}}
|6 Apr 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Metropolis, Montréal, Canada}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Avery Gibson
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|8
|28 Jan 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Danny Calhoun
|TKO
|1 (6), {{small|2:40}}
|19 Nov 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Hershey Centre](/source/Hershey_Centre), [Mississauga](/source/Mississauga%2C_Ontario), Canada}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|David Torres Garcia
|TKO
|2 (8), {{small|1:28}}
|22 Oct 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Bell Centre](/source/Bell_Centre), Montréal, Canada}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Daniel Cota
|TKO
|5 (8), {{small|1:56}}
|27 May 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[Travis Fulton](/source/Travis_Fulton)
|TKO
|2 (6), {{small|0:56}}
|12 Mar 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Olympia, Montréal, Canada}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Tomas Mrazek
|TKO
|2 (4), {{small|2:16}}
|21 Feb 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Casino du Lac-Leamy](/source/Casino_du_Lac-Leamy), [Gatineau](/source/Gatineau), Canada}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Alex Nicholson
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|1 (4), {{small|2:38}}
|4 Dec 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[Métropolis](/source/M%C3%A9tropolis), [Montréal](/source/Montr%C3%A9al), Canada}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Balazs Bodo
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|1 (4), {{small|1:59}}
|6 Nov 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Parc de l'Exposition, [Trois-Rivières](/source/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res), Canada}}
|
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{BoxRec}}
* {{AIBA|simon-kean-91-kg}}
* {{COC profile|simon-kean}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|simon-kean}}
* {{SR/Olympics}}
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Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Category:Super-heavyweight boxers
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Category:Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games boxers for Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 2007 Canada Winter Games
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