Shakeel Phinn

Shakeel Phinn (born October 31, 1990) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBCNABF and IBF North American super middleweight titles since 2019.

Shakeel Phinn
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Jamaican Juggernaut
Weight(s)Super middleweight
NationalityCanadian
Born (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Wins21
Wins by KO15
Losses3
Draws1

Early life

Phinn was born on October 31, 1990 in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. His father, Benjamin, was an amateur boxer.[2] Phinn played running back at Champlain College Saint-Lambert,[3] where he was named team offensive MVP for the 2010–11 season.[4] He joined oneXone Boxing Gym in Saint-Hubert initially to stay conditioned and work on his footwork.[2][5] He was quickly drawn into the sport and enrolled as an amateur fighter at the gym, competing in his first amateur bout at the age of 21.[2][3] Within a year, he won the Quebec provincial championship.[2]

Professional career

Phinn made his professional debut on January 31, 2015, defeating Eddie Gates via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Gatineau, Quebec.[2] However, he lost in his second bout that April against compatriot Roody Rene on the Adonis StevensonSakio Bika undercard in Quebec City.[2] After three straight victories he knocked out the third-ranked Canadian super middleweight Guillaume Tremblay-Coude in November, although he suffered the first knockdown of his career in the fight.[2] Three months later, just over a year after turning pro, he beat hometown hero Paul Bzdel in Saskatoon to win the vacant CPBC national super-middleweight title.[2][6] His unanimous decision (UD) victory headlined the first night of professional boxing held in the city in 16 years.[6] His eventual sixteen-fight winning streak would be snapped in December 2017, when he suffered his second career loss versus undefeated Mexican prospect Ramón Aguiñaga by majority decision (MD) in Montreal, falling to 16–2.[7][8]

On December 1, 2018, he faced undefeated American Dario Bredicean for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title on the Adonis Stevenson–Oleksandr Gvozdyk undercard in Quebec City, the night Stevenson suffered a life-threatening brain injury that prematurely ended his career. Phinn battled the Chicago native to a controversial majority draw – one judge scored it 98–92 in clear favor of Phinn, but was overruled by the other two who scored it 95–95.[9][10] After a win over Mexican journeyman Juan Carlos Raygosa,[11] he defeated Argentine southpaw Elio Germán Rafael on June 8, 2019 by tenth-round TKO for the vacant WBCNABF and IBF North American super-middleweight titles.[12][13] In November he travelled to Poland to face undefeated local Mateusz Tryc, losing by UD after eight rounds for the third loss of his career.[14]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
25 fights 21 wins 3 losses
By knockout 15 0
By decision 5 3
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Loss 21–3–1 Mateusz Tryc UD 8 Nov 30, 2019 Nosalowy Dwór Hotel, Zakopane, Poland
24 Win 21–2–1 Elio Germán Rafael TKO 10 (10), 2:34 Jun 8, 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For vacant WBCNABF and IBF North American super
middleweight titles
23 Win 20–2–1 Juan Carlos Raygosa TKO 5 (8), 1:26 Mar 23, 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
22 Draw 19–2–1 Dario Bredicean MD 10 Dec 1, 2018 Centre Vidéotron, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada For vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title
21 Win 19–2 Crispulo Javier Andino TKO 1 (8), 2:30 Oct 20, 2018 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20 Win 18–2 Mirzet Bajrektarevic TKO 6 (8), 0:39 Jun 9, 2018 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
19 Win 17–2 Bartlomiej Grafka UD 8 Apr 19, 2018 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18 Loss 16–2 Ramón Aguiñaga MD 8 Dec 7, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
17 Win 16–1 Mario Aguilar RTD 4 (8), 3:00 Sep 28, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16 Win 15–1 Bladimir Hernández Cazares RTD 4 (10), 3:00 Aug 19, 2017 Festival Arena, Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
15 Win 14–1 Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas KO 2 (8), 1:18 Jun 15, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14 Win 13–1 Josué Aguilar DQ 10 (10), 1:45 Mar 30, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
13 Win 12–1 Víctor Manuel Palacios RTD 3 (8), 3:00 Feb 9, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
12 Win 11–1 Mehdi Madani KO 8 (8) Dec 10, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 Win 10–1 Tom Vautour TKO 3 (6), 0:53 Oct 15, 2016 Aitken Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
10 Win 9–1 Janne Forsman TKO 3 (8), 1:01 Sep 3, 2016 Tohu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9 Win 8–1 Jaudiel Zepeda UD 8 May 24, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8 Win 7–1 Guillermo Herrera Campos TKO 8 (8), 1:45 Apr 12, 2016 Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 Win 6–1 Paul Bzdel UD 10 Feb 27, 2016 Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Won vacant CPBC national super middleweight title
6 Win 5–1 Guillaume Tremblay-Coude KO 6 (6) Nov 20, 2015 Colisée Cardin, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 4–1 Chris Aucoin TKO 3 (6), 2:21 Dec 18, 2015 Bains Mathieu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Win 3–1 Colato Boakye UD 4 Aug 11, 2015 Woodbine Convention Hall, Toronto, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 2–1 Danny Waters UD 4 Jul 9, 2015 Tall Cedar's Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2 Loss 1–1 Roody Rene UD 4 Apr 4, 2015 Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Eddie Gates TKO 4 (4), 1:27 Jan 31, 2015 Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Personal life

He co-owns the Donnybrook Boxing Gym in LaSalle, Montreal with fellow pro fighter Ian MacKillop.[5] Within a year of its opening, it housed more professional fighters than any other gym in the country.[5]

References

  1. "Boxing record for Shakeel Phinn". BoxRec.
  2. "Shakeel Phinn is Super Middleweight Champ". Montreal Community Contact. March 7, 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. Zurkowsky, Herb (March 31, 2017). "Brossard's Phinn moves to 13-1". Montreal Gazette. PressReader. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "Football Awards". Champlain College Saint-Lambert. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. Proietti, Alessia (February 23, 2019). "Donnybrook Boxing Gym a small space with a big punch of passion". The Suburban. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. Rice, Don (February 29, 2016). "Pro boxing's back: Saturday fight card raises hopes for future". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. "Mexico's Ramon Aguinaga wins on Canadian soil". boxingtalk.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  8. Paquin, Francis (December 7, 2017). "Phinn surpris par Aguinaga lors d'un gala présenté jeudi au Casino de Montréal" (in French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. Carbert, Michael (March 25, 2019). "Back In The Win Column". The Fight City. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. ""I'm not taking him lightly": Shakeel Phinn Expects Good Fight from Raygosa on Saturday". Canadian Boxiana. March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. "Shakeel Phinn sauve la mise au casino". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). March 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  12. Rebner, Jamie (June 10, 2019). "Grand Prix Gala: Big Win For Shak". The Fight City. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  13. "Two more belts for Shakeel The Jamaican Juggernaut Phinn". Montreal Community Contact. June 18, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  14. Cloutier, Richard (December 2, 2019). "La boxe au fil de la semaine #269 – l'actualité vue par Richard Cloutier". Monsieur Boxe Richard Cloutier (in French). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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