Jason McKay is an Irish professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Banbridge

Banbridge

Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road. It was named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. The town grew as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing...

, County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, fighting out of Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

. McKay fights at super middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 and is the former Irish light heavyweight

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...

 champion.

Amateur career

At an amateur level

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

, McKay defeated John Duddy

John Duddy

John Francis Duddy is a retired middleweight professional boxer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. Duddy fought under the moniker of "Ireland's John Duddy" or "The Derry Destroyer"....

 to become Ulster

Ulster

Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...

 senior light middleweight champion.

Professional career

McKay turned professional in February 2002 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. In his debut McKay defeated experienced English journeyman

Journeyman (boxing)

A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...

 Jimmy Steel with a points victoy 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

Andy Lee (boxer)

Andy Lee , is an Irish professional boxer from Limerick, Ireland who fights in the Middleweight division.-Background:Lee was born in Bow, London, England to Irish parents...

 for the Irish super middleweight title but lost in the 6th round. A year later McKay fought Darren Barker

Darren Barker

Darren Barker is an English middleweight boxer. He is a former holder of the British and European middleweight titles and a former holder of the Commonwealth title...

 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.

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