Leon Cooney
Professional Boxer
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
A professional boxer based in Liverpool, UK, Leon Cooney has won five out of five fights. Before transitioning from amateur to professional boxer, Leon Cooney was a five-time regional champion, national champion, and gold medalist for England in the Three Nations.
Mr. Cooney started boxing in school at his local gym, West Wirral ABC. He transitioned to a professional boxer despite several challenges, such as lacking an established promoter, paying for medicals, training, equipment, travel, and nutrition expenses, and following the proper diet.
As part of his training before boxing competitions, Mr. Cooney uses the Active Recovery technique for recovery. It includes a series of low-intensity exercises to recover from intense training. Furthermore, he finds cold water exposure to aid in relaxation and recovery. In his free time, Mr. Cooney enjoys wild swimming and wild camping with his family in remote areas in the UK countryside, which helps him relax.
Mr. Cooney started boxing in school at his local gym, West Wirral ABC. He transitioned to a professional boxer despite several challenges, such as lacking an established promoter, paying for medicals, training, equipment, travel, and nutrition expenses, and following the proper diet.
As part of his training before boxing competitions, Mr. Cooney uses the Active Recovery technique for recovery. It includes a series of low-intensity exercises to recover from intense training. Furthermore, he finds cold water exposure to aid in relaxation and recovery. In his free time, Mr. Cooney enjoys wild swimming and wild camping with his family in remote areas in the UK countryside, which helps him relax.
Professional Boxer
Vip Boxing
Since 2022
- Transition from Amateur to Professional Boxing
I boxed as a schoolboy for my local gym West Wirral ABC. I then successfully made the transition into a professional career, and I am currently 5 and 0 as a professional.
If you do not come directly from a national amateur squad and have the backing of an established promoter at the beginning of your career, the transition from amateur to professional boxing can be tough financially.
• The purse you earn early on is directly related to the amount of tickets you sell. This can be a low number initially as you build your reputation
• Expenses such as medicals, CT scans and licence can mean that many professional boxers in the early stages of their careers lose money.
• Professionals in the early stages of their career will not be able to attract sponsorships as readily as more established fighters. Sponsorship is critical as it can help mitigate costs such as training, travel expenses, equipment and nutrition. It also enables a boxer to train full time without having to combine training with a job in another field.
• Many talented boxers have had to pursue other careers due to the financial challenges they face early in their career.
The transition also sees a significant increase in the number of scheduled rounds.
• Amateur boxing is generally only 3 rounds in duration. As a professional, a boxer will have to adapt to 4 rounds then 6, 8 , 10 and eventually 12 rounds as their career progresses
