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Shane Sutcliffe

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Shane Sutcliffe
Born (1975-06-17) June 17, 1975 (age 49)
NationalityCanadian
Other namesKid Thunder
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins25
Wins by KO15
Losses14
Draws1

Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2004. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.

Career

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Sutcliffe was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, before moving to Nanaimo, British Columbia at age 12. He had no formal amateur boxing career; after winning 22 "Toughman Contests" in Canada, 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 [1]

In 1997, Sutcliffe 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, Sutcliffe 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.[2]

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.

Sutcliffe 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 counted Tyrell Biggs, Leon Spinks, Trevor Berbick, Oleg Maskaev, Brian Nielsen, and David Tua among the opponents he faced.[3] 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

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25 Wins (15 knockouts, 10 decisions), 14 Losses (5 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Opp
Record
Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 12-27-4 United States Louis Monaco UD 10 24/04/2004 United States Billings, Montana, U.S. Canadian American Mexican Heavyweight Title.
Loss 14-43-8 United States Wesley Martin SD 4 07/02/2004 United States Rochester, Washington, U.S.
Loss 4-0 Canada Patrice L'Heureux UD 6 30/11/2001 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 29-11-1 United States Donnell Wingfield TKO 2 12/10/2001 United States Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. Referee stopped the fight at 2:15 of the second round.
Win 3-11 Canada Marcelo Aravena TKO 4 24/05/2001 Canada Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 5-0 United States Cody Gray MD 6 28/04/2001 United States Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Loss 48-11-1 Canada Trevor Berbick UD 12 26/05/2000 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss 14-39 United States Tim Knight UD 6 19/01/2000 United States Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Loss 34-1 New Zealand David Tua TKO 2 23/10/1999 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the fight at 1:20 of the second round.
Loss 49-1 Denmark Brian Nielsen KO 5 03/09/1999 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Nielsen was knocked out at 2:40 of the fifth round.
Loss 16-2 Uzbekistan Oleg Maskaev TKO 2 20/05/1999 United States Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. 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 Canada 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 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 5-2-1 Canada Patrick Graham TKO 2 24/09/1998 Canada 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 Canada 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 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Laliberte knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
Win 2-2 Canada Ritchie Goosehead DQ 3 12/12/1996 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win -- Canada Mike Curry KO 1 19/10/1996 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 26-13-2 United States Dale Grant UD 10 03/07/1996 United States Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Win 2-4 United States Anthony Moore UD 8 11/04/1996 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 20-10-2 United States Jason Waller UD 10 01/03/1996 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Draw 6-14-1 United States Krishna Wainwright PTS 10 02/02/1996 United States Kent, Washington, U.S.
Win 14-6 United States Marcellus Brown TKO 8 27/08/1995 United States Anacortes, Washington, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the eighth round.
Win 3-3-2 United States Wesley Martin PTS 8 09/08/1995 United States Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win 6-18 United States Steve Cortez KO 2 23/06/1995 Canada Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 21-21-2 Canada Conroy Nelson KO 1 23/05/1995 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Nelson knocked out at 1:27 of the first round.
Loss 5-6-2 United States John Kiser MD 8 27/10/1994 Canada Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Win 25-14-3 Canada Leon Spinks UD 8 01/10/1994 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1-0-1 Canada Darryl Gray TKO 3 22/04/1994 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win 15-1 United States Paul Phillips DQ 3 03/12/1993 United States Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S. Phillips was disqualified for spitting out his mouthpiece repeatedly.
Loss 25-6 United States Tyrell Biggs TKO 2 03/12/1993 United States Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 9-8-2 United States Matthew Brooks PTS 6 06/11/1993 Canada Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1-3 United States Antonio Ocasio TKO 2 21/08/1993 United States Kalispell, Montana, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the second round.
Win -- United States Mark Frieon TKO 1 13/08/1993 Canada Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-3 United States Fred Peppers KO 2 30/07/1993 Canada Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-1 United States Lavell Sims TKO 2 21/11/1992 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Referee stopped the fight at 1:17 of the second round.
Loss 0-1 United States John Kiser SD 4 28/10/1992 United States Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Win 3-8-1 United States Mike Smith KO 2 18/09/1992 United States Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Win 1-0 United States Paul Pressley PTS 4 06/08/1992 United States Miles City, Montana, U.S.
Win 6-9 CanadaJoe Wade UD 6 08/07/1992 Canada New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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