- Shane Sutcliffe
Canadian boxer Shane Sutcliffe ( born onJune 17 ,1975 inVictoria, British Columbia ,Canada ) is a former Canadian boxing champion. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.Career
He was raised in
Regina, Saskatchewan ,Canada and then moved toNanaimo, British Columbia ,Canada at the age of 13.After winning 22 "
Toughman Contests ", he made his professional boxing debut in1992 at the age of 17. His first fight resulted in a sixth round decision victory overJoe Wade . Shortly afterwards, he moved toLos Angeles , CA and eventually Las Vegas, Nevada, to train with the legendaryEddie Futch .In
1997 , he moved to and fought out ofMontreal ,Quebec ,Canada after signing a contract withInternational Boxing Management Interbox . On April 3,1998 , he defeatedBen Perlini via sixth roundknockout 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 titleholderTrevor Berbick inMontreal ,Quebec ,Canada . His contract was then dropped by Interbox as a result.He challenged Berbick again for the title on
May 26 ,2000 inVancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada . However, he dropped a close 12 round unanimous decision in that contest.Sutcliffe took over 2 years off from boxing to start a family after losing to fellow
Canadian Patrice L'Heureux onNovember 30 ,2001 . After the addition of a young daughter, Sutcliffe worked construction to provide a steadier source of income for his new family.However, he returned to the sport in
2004 , dropping decisions toWesley Martin andLouis 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 , andDavid Tua amongst the many opponents he has faced throughout his career.As of the beginning of
2006 , his ring record stands at 25 wins (15knockout s), 14 loses, and one draw in 40 professional contests.External links
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=5954&cat=boxer Record]
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