Caoimhín Agyarko Hynes (born 29 November 1996) is an Irish professional boxer. He challenged for the IBF super-welterweight title in 2026. At regional level, he held the WBA International middleweight title in 2021 and the WBA International super-welterweight title in 2022. Agyarko also held the WBA Continental super-welterweight from 2023 to 2025.
Early and personal life Agyarko was born in Croydon, England, and moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland when he was seven. His mother's side of the family is from Turf Lodge, Belfast, while his father is from Ghana. Agyarko fought at Holy Trinity Boxing Club in Belfast as an amateur.
In 2017, at age 20, Agyarko was attacked by a gang in Belfast. He was hospitalised with a gash down the side of his face and neck that was life-threatening.
Professional boxing career Agyarko made his professional debut at Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, Essex, England, on 20 October 2018, defeating Ladislav Nemeth on points over six rounds.
Signed with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing and in his 10th professional fight, he won the vacant WBA International middleweight title by stopping Noe Larios Jr in the ninth round at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 11 December 2021.
Agyarko successfully defended the title with a unanimous decision win over Juan Carlos Rubio at Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England, on 12 March 2022.
On 9 July 2022, he moved up weight divisions to super-welterweight and defeated Lukasz Maciec via unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA International title at The O2 Arena in London, England.
He faced Troy Williamson for the vacant WBA Continental super-welterweight title at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 2 December 2023. Agyarko won by split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the bout in his favour 98–92 and 97–93 respectively and the third having it 96–94 for his opponent.
On 13 September 2025, he made the first defense of his title against Ishmael Davis at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Despite being knocked to the canvas in the 12th round, Agyarko won by split decision with two judges favouring him by a score of 114–113, while the third preferred his challenger 115–112.
Agyarko was scheduled to face Brandon Adams in an eliminator for a shot at the IBF super-welterweight title at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, USA, on 18 April 2026. The fight was cancelled after Adams collapsed in his hotel room and was taken to hospital before the weigh-in.
He challenged IBF super-welterweight champion Josh Kelly at Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 25 July 2026, losing by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes19Loss18–1Josh KellyUD1213 Sep 202518Win18–0Ishmael DavisSD1213 Sep 202578Win17–0Ryan KellyMD104 Apr 202516Win16–0Harley CollisonPTS830 Mar 202515Win15–0Bahadur KaramiPTS83 Aug 202414Win14–0Troy Williamson102 Dec 202313Win13–0Grant DennisUD1020 May 202312Win12–0Lukasz MaciecUD109 Jul 202211Win11–0Juan Carlos RubioUD1012 Mar 202210Win10–0Noe Larios JrTKO9 (10), 11 Dec 20219Win9–0Ernesto OlveraRTD3 (8), 5 Jun 20218Win8–0Robbie ChapmanTKO7 (10), 13 Nov 20207Win7–0Jez SmithTKO9 (10), 31 Jul 20206Win6–0Danail Stoyanov3 (6), 14 Dec 20195Win5–0Nelson Altamirano3 (8), 14 Sep 20194Win4–0Paul AllisonPTS621 Jun 20193Win3–0Martin Kabrhel3 (6), 27 Apr 20192Win2–0Yasin HassaniPTS615 Dec 20181Win1–0Ladislav Nemeth620 Oct 2018
References