Shane Cameron

Shane Cameron
Statistics
Real name Shane Aaron Cameron
Nickname(s) Mountain Warrior
Rated at Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach 187 cm (74 in)
Nationality New Zealander
Born (1977-10-17) 17 October 1977
Tiniroto, New Zealand
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 34
Wins 29
Wins by KO 22
Losses 5
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's boxing
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Heavyweight

Shane Aaron Cameron (born 17 October 1977) is a New Zealand professional boxer. He is a former Commonwealth cruiserweight champion, having also held several regional titles at heavyweight. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Outside of boxing, he placed fifth in the 2015 series of Dancing With the Stars New Zealand.

Amateur career

He beat Adam Forsyth for the 2001 New Zealand heavyweight crown and lost to Jason Douglas in the semifinals of the 91 kg Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal.

Professional career

Cameron made his professional debut on 28 November 2002, with a third-round knockout victory over Winston Palu in the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama. He defeated Shane Wijohn on 4 December 2004 in Auckland to win the New Zealand Heavyweight title, which he would later vacate in order to pursue international titles.

On 28 July 2006 in Auckland, Cameron added two more championships to his record, with a 10th-round technical knockout of Roger Izonritei. With that win, he captured the vacant WBA Pan African Heavyweight title, as well as Izonritei's International Boxing Federation(IBF) Pan Pacific title.

In October 2006, ranked 14th worldwide by the IBF, he was for the first time ranked ahead of fellow countryman and world heavyweight title contender David Tua. Cameron formally challenged Tua, declaring: "David Tua said on television a while back 'Shane who?' but if he looks at who is ranked, I am, he's not, so he knows who I am now: and if he gets in the ring with me, he will know."[1]

On 3 December 2006, Cameron enjoyed his 17th consecutive victory as a professional, via a 9th round TKO of South African Osborne Machimana in Christchurch, thus retaining his WBA Pan African heavyweight title.[2][3]

After the fight Cameron once again called for a match with Tua. However Tua's adviser Inga Tuigamala responded: "I know Shane Cameron has been banging the drum and wants to get it on with David, but from David's perspective, Shane is still on his way up the ladder and at the moment a fight between them would be of more benefit to Shane than David."[4][5]

On 7 March 2007 Cameron fought Australian boxing veteran Bob Mirovic in an Anthony Mundine undercard fight at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Despite breaking his right hand in the first round and suffering cuts above both eyes, Cameron knocked Mirovic out in the eighth round via a left hook to the Australian's forehead to again retain his WBA Pan African title.

Once again a challenge was extended to Tua, with Cameron's camp offering the fellow Kiwi NZ$250,000 to step into the ring. After the match Cameron's New Zealand manager Ken Reinsfield stated "We'd fight Tua in a heartbeat, but you can see why Tua doesn't want to fight him."[6]

Cameron added a third title to his collection on 28 June 2007, with a first-round TKO win over a jet-lagged Brazilian Jucimar Hipolito for the vacant World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific Heavyweight title. Jucimar was a late replacement to Kelvin Davis who broke his back after jumping off a bridge to avoid a car in a night time training run.

On 2 November 2007, Cameron suffered his first professional defeat at the hands of Friday Ahunanya. Cameron lost by a 12th round TKO decision after he was sent to the canvas twice after Ahunanya opened up bleeding cuts above Cameron's eyes. With this loss, Cameron surrendered all the titles he previously held. Cuts to both eyes hampered his vision (cut right eye in round 3, cut left eye in round 9) and ability to avoid punches from his opponent in the later rounds. Even heading into round 12, according to commentators, he was leading on points. Cameron's management still had high hopes for his future and stated that they would allow three months for the cuts to heal properly before his next fight.[7]

On 11 April 2008 Cameron fought American Heavyweight Jonathan Haggler, Haggler's record being 18 wins and 2 losses. Cameron knocked out Haggler in the eighth round. Winning the fight meant Cameron claimed the WBO Oriental, WBO Asia-Pacific and IBF Pan-Pacific belts. He bled only slightly from above his left eyebrow, which had been recently operated on.

Cameron then fought American Kevin Montiy on 28 June 2008 knocking him out in the 5th round. With that win Cameron defended his IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title and his WBO Oriental heavyweight title. Cameron later stated "The Montiy fight was one of my best performances to date. I had my best camp, great sparring and my conditioning was great as always".[8]

A fight between David Tua and Shane Cameron took place in Hamilton, New Zealand on 3 October 2009. The fight was dubbed "The Fight of The Century" by promoters John McRae and David Higgins, both boxers were guaranteed $500,000 in prize money with the winner expected to get a win bonus. Despite the hype, the fight was one-sided. Tua knocked Cameron down twice in the first round, with a series of trademark left hooks. Due to an adjudicating error, Cameron was not counted out and survived to the end of the round. However, Tua exploded onto him in the first 7 seconds of the second round, backing Cameron up onto the ropes before throwing nearly 20 punches (most of which cleanly connected) to Cameron's head. As Cameron sank to the canvas, the referee stepped in to stop the fight. Losing meant Cameron surrendered his IBF Pan-Pacific, WBO Oriental and WBO Asia-Pacific belts.

Cameron defeated John Hopoate via disqualification in Melbourne, Australia on 18 March 2010. The fight ended 43 seconds into the second round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Cameron followed up this with unanimous decision victories against Daniel Ammann and Anthony McCracken. The latter served as a final eliminator for the commonwealth cruiserweight title which Cameron fought for in his next bout against Dominic Vea. The bout took place on 20 July 2011 on the undercard of the Danny Green vs Antonio Tarver IBO cruiserweight title fight, and saw Cameron become the new commonwealth champion when he knocked out Vea in round 12.

Cameron fought Monte Barrett on 5 July 2012 for NZPBA title eliminator match (The winner would likely face Sonny Bill Williams).[9] Three days before the fight, Cameron said his preparation for the Barrett fight had been "superb" and he was feeling good about it. He knocked out Barrett in the 4th round with an overhand right. With the win Cameron redeemed his loss to David Tua and accepted a challenge from Danny Green for the vacant IBO Cruiserweight title to be held on 21 November in Melbourne, Australia.[10]

He lost to Danny Green by unanimous points decision in Melbourne on 21 November 2012.

Professional boxing record

29 Wins (22 knockouts, 7 decisions), 5 Losses, 0 Draws[11]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes'
Loss 29–5 Australia Kali Meehan UD 10 2014-11-22 New Zealand North Shore Events Centre, Hillcrest, Auckland For vacant WBA Pan African Heavyweight title.
Loss 29–4 United States Brian Minto RTD 7 (10), 3:00 2013-12-14 New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Auckland For vacant WBO Oriental Heavyweight title.
Loss 29–3 Australia Danny Green UD 12 2012-11-21 Australia Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Victoria For vacant IBO World Cruiserweight title.
Win 29–2 United States Monte Barrett KO 4 (12), 0:18 2012-07-05 New Zealand SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland City, Auckland Won WBO Asia-Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Win 28–2 New Zealand Monty Betham UD 6 2011-12-03 New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Auckland
Win 27–2 Australia Dominic Vea KO 12 (12), 1:37 2011-07-20 Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales Won Commonwealth Cruiserweight title.
Win 26–2 Australia Anthony McCracken UD 12 2010-11-17 Australia Challenge Stadium, Perth, Western Australia Won vacant IBO Asia-Pacific Cruiserweight title.
Win 25–2 Australia Daniel Ammann UD 10 2010-07-21 Australia Challenge Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
Win 24–2 Australia John Hopoate DQ 2 (12), 0:43 2010-03-18 Australia Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
Loss 23-2 New Zealand David Tua KO 2 03/10/2009 New Zealand Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental Heavyweight Titles. Cameron knocked out at 0:20 of the second round.
Win 23-1 United States Robert "Desert Storm" Davis TKO 11 07/03/2009 New Zealand Rugby Park, Gisborne, New Zealand IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Title.
Win 22-1 United States Terry "The Troublemaker" Smith UD 12 27/09/2008 New Zealand Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental Heavyweight Titles. 116-110, 116-110, 119-111.
Win 21-1 United States Kevin Montiy TKO 5 28/06/2008 New Zealand TSB Bank Arena, Wellington WBO Oriental/IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the fifth round.
Win 20-1 United States Jonathan Haggler KO 7 11/04/2008 New Zealand SKYCITY, Auckland WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental/IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Titles. Haggler knocked out at 2:55 of the seventh round.
Loss 19-1 Nigeria Friday Ahunanya TKO 12 02/11/2007 New Zealand SKYCITY, Auckland WBO Asia Pacific/WBA NABA/PABA Heavyweightt Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the 12th round.
Win 19-0 Brazil Jucimar Francisco Hipolito TKO 1 28/06/2007 New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Auckland WBO Asia Pacific/WBA Pan African/IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Titles.
Win 18-0 Australia Bob Mirovic KO 8 07/03/2007 Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales WBA Pan African Heavyweight Title. Mirovic knocked out at 2:50 of the eighth round.
Win 17-0 South Africa Osborne Machimana TKO 9 01/12/2006 New Zealand Cowles Stadium, Christchurch IBF Pan Pacific/WBA Pan African Heavyweight Titles.
Win 16-0 Australia Roger Izonritei TKO 10 28/07/2006 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland IBF Pan Pacific/WBA Pan African Heavyweight Titles.
Win 15-0 New Zealand Hiriwa Te Rangi TKO 2 27/05/2006 New Zealand The Centre, Kerikeri Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the second round.
Win 14-0 United States James "Hurricane" Walton MD 10 05/11/2005 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada 97-93, 97-93, 95-95.
Win 13-0 Nigeria Adele Olakanye TKO 4 01/10/2005 United States Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the fourth round.
Win 12-0 Australia Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson TKO 7 29/04/2005 New Zealand ASB Stadium, Auckland Australasian Heavyweight Title.
Win 11-0 Australia Auckland Auimatagi TKO 2 04/03/2005 New Zealand Civic Center, Feilding NZPBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the second round.
Win 10-0 New Zealand Shane Wijohn TKO 4 04/12/2004 New Zealand SKYCITY, Auckland NZPBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
Win 9-0 New Zealand Richard Tutaki KO 3 30/09/2004 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Kohimarama
Win 8-0 New Zealand Hiriwa Te Rangi UD 8 23/07/2004 New Zealand Civic Center, Feilding 80-72, 80-72, 80-71.
Win 7-0 Brazil Gilberto Melo TKO 4 05/06/2004 New Zealand SKYCITY, Auckland
Win 6-0 Australia Richard Kemp TKO 2 19/01/2004 Australia Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales Referee stopped the bout at 2:53 of the second round.
Win 5–0 Australia Shane Norford TKO 2 (6) 2003-11-13 New Zealand Westrust Centre, Christchurch, Canterbury
Win 4–0 United States Vernon Woodward TKO 1 (4), 2:40 2003-07-12 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win 3–0 United States Jeff Lindsey TKO 1 (4), 0:46 2003-06-07 United States Flamingo Hilton Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada
Win 2–0 United States Alphonzo Davis KO 2 (4), 2:59 2003-05-24 United States Reno Hilton Casino Resort, Reno, Nevada
Win 1–0 New Zealand Winston Palu KO 3 (4) 2002-11-28 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Mount Eden, Auckland Professional debut.

Titles held

Preceded by
Toakipa Tasefa (Vacated)		 New Zealand Professional Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion
2004-12-04 – 2005 (Vacated) 		Succeeded by
Amosa Zinck
filled vacancy
Preceded by
Jonathan Haggler		 WBO Oriental Heavyweight Champion
2008-04-11 – Present 		Succeeded by
David Tua
Preceded by
Jonathan Haggler		 IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Champion
2008-04-11 – Present
Preceded by
Jonathan Haggler		 WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Champion
2008-04-11 – Present

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110716051619/http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article.asp?aid=7501&iid=588&sud=42. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Leggat, David (10 March 2007). "David Leggat: Look to the also-rans for some comic relief". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Geenty, Mark (8 March 2007). "Boxing: Broken hand doesn't stop Cameron". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Jessup, Peter (5 November 2007). "Boxing: Boxer's loss 'boosts value'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20090130073434/http://shanecameron.co.nz:80/cms/news. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Cameron and Barrett to fight in July". 3news.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  10. ↑ "Shane Cameron interview, ahead of Monte Barrett fight". RadioLive. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Shane Cameron – boxer". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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