Fighter details
Name:	Michael Hennessy Jr
Date of Birth:	15/11/1999
Height:	6'1"
Style:	Orthodox
Home Town:	Sevenoaks
County	Kent
Country:	UK
Division:	Middleweight

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With a 6ft 1in middleweight frame, Michael Hennessy Jr is a fresh boxing prospect and the son of the renowned boxing promoter, Mick Hennessy. Young Michael was an amateur centurion who served a quality ring apprenticeship on both sides of the Irish Sea and as a spar hand within several of the capital’s most revered pro academies. And on May 25th 2019, he made his professional debut in Manchester (live on Channel 5) by immediately jumping into a 6-rounder – in which he comfortably won a points decision.

Boxing has been a fundamental factor in Michael’s life for as long as could remember; even delivering promising school grades and competing at the highest level of amateur boxing.

“Boxing’s my life. I’ve been attending my dad’s shows since I was as young as four or five. Dad’s biggest stars from fighters, to trainers to managers and promoters, were always around. During my teens, Dad paid me to work part-time in his office, where I got a behind the scenes look of how the game really works! I’ve been surrounded by the fight game my whole life.”

Over time, the teen terror – who subsequently joined Body Shots Academy later on as his English club, but was coached from the off by his father – evolved into one of the most seasoned starlets on the unpaid circuit, scouring the seas in search of the trials and tests that could accelerate his development. He accumulated over 100 amateur bouts, with over half of them being in Ireland – where his father’s family is from.

‘As an amateur, I won multiple Box Cups, and multiple London, Ulster, Antrim and Nine Counties titles. Having got to the semi-finals and finals of a few different prestigious national tournaments, I believe that if there was fair play involved, I would also have national titles on my record.

Michael has always insisted the amateur game was to breed him for the pros. Despite his tender years, slender frame and cherubic features, Hennessy Jr is adamant that he possesses the hardware required to flourish within The Hardest Game.