George Tahdooahnippah

George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah (born December 3, 1978) is an American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and is the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental America's middleweight and Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Champion. He also works as an environment and Diabetes specialist.[1]

George Tahdooahnippah
Statistics
Real nameGeorge Tahdooahnippah
Nickname(s)Comanche Boy
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978
Colorado, United States
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins34
Wins by KO24
Losses3
Draws3
No contests2

Early life

Tahdooahnippah is a member of the Comanche Nation and is also Choctaw. He won the honor as a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American, placing 7th in the United States. He also represented Oklahoma as an "Oklahoma All Star" and toured Japan before receiving a full wrestling scholarship to Delaware State University.[2]

Kickboxer

At the age of 23, he became an amateur kickboxer, winning the North Texas Light Heavyweight title. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 "Sansho-Kickboxing World Championships". He participated in the Original Toughman competition, where he won the light heavyweight championship.

Professional boxing career

He did not have his first professional boxing match until age 25. He eventually teamed with manager Bobby Dobbs, and as of 2011 was undefeated in his boxing career. He has worked with world class trainers such as Shadeed Suluki and David Vaughn. He currently trains at the Mad Man Boxing Gym in Elgin, OK.[3]

NABC Super Middleweight Championship

On September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship.[4]

Professional boxing record

|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;" |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win || 26-0-1 ||align=left| Eloy Suarez |UD || 6 of 6 || January 13, 2011 || align=left|Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |align=left| |-align=center |- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;" |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win || 25-0-1 || align=left| Steve Walker |TKO || 2 (0:37) of 6|| November 12, 2010 || align=left|Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma |align=left| |-align=center |- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;" |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win || 24-0-1 || align=left| Dezi Ford |TKO || 1 (2:59) of 6|| July 8, 2010 || align=left|Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |align=left| |-align=center |- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;" |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win || 23-0-1 || align=left| Dave Saunders |UD || 6 of 6 || April 22, 2010 || align=left|Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma |align=left| |-align=center |}

References
  1. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/George_Tahdooahnippah
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "www.comancheboy.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  4. "TSS Prospect Watch: George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.
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