Darrell Henegan (born June 27, 1961) is an American-born Canadian former taekwondo practitioner and kickboxer.

Darrell Henegan
Born (1961-06-27) June 27, 1961 (age 63)
Queens, New York, U.S.
NationalityCanadian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90.7 kg (200 lb; 14.28 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing  • Taekwondo
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMontreal, Quebec, Canada
TrainerRay Nikiel
Rank  Black belt in Taekwondo
Years active1979–2001 (Taekwondo)
1984–1996 (Kickboxing)
1986 (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout0
Losses0
Draws0
Kickboxing record
Total27
Wins25
By knockout20
Losses2
Draws0
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg +80 kg

Taekwondo

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Henegan's taekwondo career spanned the years 1979-2001. During that time he won numerous awards in four different decades. They included Canadian, Pan American, and North American Championships, as well as winning the 1981 World Taekwondo Games in Santa Clara, California. At that event he became the first North American to beat the Koreans in a World Championship Gold Medal match.

Kickboxing

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Darrell competed as a professional kickboxer from 1984-1996. He finished with a record of 25 wins and 2 losses, with 20 wins by KO. He held numerous titles and was a two-time world champion. In 1988 he won the FFKA Heavyweight Title by decisioning Jerry Rhome and in 1993 he won the ISKA Cruiserweight Championship with a win over Przemyslaw Saletta. One of Henegan's losses was in a 1990 unification bout with KICK/ISKA Heavyweight Champion Dennis Alexio. He also had one bout as a professional boxer, a four-round unanimous decision over Daniel DesRoches in 1986.

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
25 wins (20 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1993-00-00 Win   Przemysław Saleta
Wins the ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.2 kg/194 lb) Championship.
1991-00-00 Win   Neil Singleton
Retains the FFKA World Championship.
1990-08-06 Loss   Dennis Alexio Harrah's Lake Tahoe Stateline, Nevada, USA TKO (punches) 5 1:54 17-2
Challenges for the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212 lb) Full Contact Championship and the KICK World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship, and loses the FFKA World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1989-00-00 Win   Larry Cureton
Retains the FFKA World Championship.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
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