Shane Sutcliffe

Shane Sutcliffe
Statistics
Real name Shane Sutcliffe
Nickname(s) "Kid Thunder"
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nationality Canada Canadian
Born (1975-06-17) 17 June 1975
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 40
Wins 25
Wins by KO 5
Losses 14
Draws 1


Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a former Canadian boxing champion. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.[1]

Career

Sutcliffe was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, before moving to Nanaimo, British Columbia at the age of 12.

After winning 22 "Toughman Contests", he made his professional boxing debut in 1992 at the age of 17. His first fight resulted in a sixth round decision victory over Joe Wade. Shortly afterward he moved to Los Angeles, California and eventually Las Vegas, Nevada, to train with the legendary Eddie Futch. He won other fights by unexpected margins, including a 3-round defeat of Ray Phillips [2]

In 1997, he moved to and fought out of Montreal, Quebec, after signing a contract with International Boxing Management Interbox. On April 3, 1998, he defeated Ben Perlini via sixth round knockout to win the Canadian Heavyweight championship.

In his third defense of the title on February 5, 1999, he lost via 12th round TKO to former World titleholder Trevor Berbick in Montreal. His contract was then dropped by Interbox as a result.

He challenged Berbick again for the title on May 26, 2000 in Vancouver. However, he dropped a close 12 round unanimous decision in that contest.[3]

Sutcliffe took over 2 years off from boxing to start a family after losing to fellow Canadian Patrice L'Heureux on November 30, 2001. After the birth of his son, Sutcliffe worked construction to provide a steadier source of income for his new family.

However, he returned to the sport in 2004, dropping decisions to Wesley Martin and Louis Monaco. As of 2005, he lives in Nanaimo with his family and trains out of there with Don Arnott, a local kickboxing sensei.

He is what is termed a journeyman fighter, one who "journeys" to a variety of places (often on short notice) to provide relatively easy competition for up-and-coming prospects or fading former champions. He counts Tyrell Biggs, Leon Spinks, Trevor Berbick, Oleg Maskaev, Brian Nielsen, and David Tua[4] amongst the many opponents he has faced throughout his career.

As of the beginning of 2006, his ring record stands at 25 wins (15 knockouts), 14 losses, and one draw in 40 professional contests.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (15 knockouts, 10 decisions), 14 Losses (5 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 12-27-4 United States Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco UD 10 24/04/2004 Montana Billings, Montana, United States Canadian American Mexican Heavyweight Title. 94-96, 92-98, 91-99.
Loss 14-43-8 United States Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin SD 4 07/02/2004 Washington (state) Rochester, Washington, United States 37-38, 37-38, 38-37. Sutcliffe was knocked down in the second round.
Loss 4-0 Canada Patrice "Le Granit" L'Heureux UD 6 30/11/2001 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada 54-60, 53-60, 54-60.
Win 29-11-1 United States Donnell Wingfield TKO 2 12/10/2001 New York Niagara Falls, New York, United States Referee stopped the fight at 2:15 of the second round.
Win 3-11 Canada Marcelo Aravena TKO 4 24/05/2001 British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 5-0 United States Cody Gray MD 6 28/04/2001 Washington (state) Tacoma, Washington, United States
Loss 48-11-1 Canada Trevor Berbick UD 12 26/05/2000 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. 113-115, 113-115, 112-117.
Loss 14-39 United States Tim Knight UD 6 19/01/2000 Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Loss 34-1 New Zealand David "Tuaman" Tua TKO 2 23/10/1999 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:20 of the second round.
Loss 49-1 Denmark "Super" Brian Nielsen KO 5 03/09/1999 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Nielsen was knocked out at 2:40 of the fifth round.
Loss 16-2 Russia Oleg "The Big O" Maskaev TKO 2 20/05/1999 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 2:56 of the second round.
Loss 46-10-1 Canada Trevor Berbick TKO 12 05/02/1999 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:44 of the 12th round.
Win 20-3-2 United States Gerard Jones UD 8 06/11/1998 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada 78-74, 77-75, 78-74.
Win 5-2-1 Canada Patrick Graham TKO 2 24/09/1998 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:40 of the second round.
Win 3-2 Canada Ben Perlini KO 6 03/04/1998 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Perlini knocked out at 1:59 of the sixth round.
Win 3-8-1 Canada Don Laliberte KO 2 11/11/1997 Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada Laliberte knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
Win 2-2 Canada Ritchie Goosehead DQ 3 12/12/1996 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win -- Canada Mike Curry KO 1 19/10/1996 British Columbia Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 26-13-2 United States Dale Grant UD 10 03/07/1996 Washington (state) Anacortes, Washington, United States
Win 2-4 United States Anthony Moore UD 8 11/04/1996 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 20-10-2 United States Jason Waller UD 10 01/03/1996 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Draw 6-14-1 United States Krishna Wainwright PTS 10 02/02/1996 Washington (state) Kent, Washington, United States
Win 14-6 United States Marcellus "More than a Conqueror" Brown TKO 8 27/08/1995 Washington (state) Anacortes, Washington, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the eighth round.
Win 3-3-2 United States Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin PTS 8 09/08/1995 California Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 6-18 United States Steve Cortez KO 2 23/06/1995 British Columbia Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 21-21-2 Canada Conroy Nelson KO 1 23/05/1995 British Columbia Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Nelson knocked out at 1:27 of the first round.
Loss 5-6-2 United States John "The Killer" Kiser MD 8 27/10/1994 Ontario Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Win 25-14-3 Canada "Neon" Leon Spinks UD 8 01/10/1994 British Columbia Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 80-72, 80-72, 79-76.
Win 1-0-1 Canada Darryl Gray TKO 3 22/04/1994 British Columbia Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win 15-1 United States Paul "Rocky" Phillips DQ 3 03/12/1993 Mississippi Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States Phillips was disqualified for spitting out his mouthpiece repeatedly.
Loss 25-6 United States Tyrell Biggs TKO 2 03/12/1993 Mississippi Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 9-8-2 United States Matthew Brooks PTS 6 06/11/1993 British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1-3 United States Antonio Ocasio TKO 2 21/08/1993 Montana Kalispell, Montana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the second round.
Win -- United States Mark Frieon TKO 1 13/08/1993 British Columbia Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-3 United States Fred Peppers KO 2 30/07/1993 British Columbia Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-1 United States Lavell Sims TKO 2 21/11/1992 British Columbia Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Referee stopped the fight at 1:17 of the second round.
Loss 0-1 United States John "The Killer" Kiser SD 4 28/10/1992 Montana Missoula, Montana, United States
Win 3-8-1 United States Mike Smith KO 2 18/09/1992 Montana Bozeman, Montana, United States
Win 1-0 United States Paul Pressley PTS 4 06/08/1992 Montana Miles City, Montana, United States
Win 6-9 Canada "Young" Joe Wade UD 6 08/07/1992 British Columbia New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 60-53, 60-54, 60-52.

References

  1. ↑ Shane Sutcliffe - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
  2. ↑ Rocky lives!: heavyweight boxing upsets of the 1990s - p.128
  3. ↑ Berbick retains Canadian heavyweight boxing title, CBC Sports
  4. ↑ IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Roberto Garcia'sTitle Defense Against Diego Corrales to Headline, Publication: Business Wire

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