Shaun George (boxer)

Shaun George (born March 20, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY, United States) is a US American professional boxer fighting in the light-heavyweight division. He is best known for sensationally upsetting former heavyweight champ Chris Byrd which all but ended Byrd's career. George is the nephew of former world title challenger and trainer Lennox Blackmoore. He studied paralegal studies at Northern Michigan University.

Shaun George
Statistics
Real nameShauna Rackeem George
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins18
Wins by KO9
Losses3
Draws2

Amateur

As an amateur, George accumulated a record of 51-7. In 1993 and 1995 George won Junior Olympic titles. George won 1996 and 1997 New York Golden Gloves titles in the 178-pound division but lost his first fight at the National Golden Gloves.[1] During his amateur career George defeated current-IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (x2) and 2004 US Olympian Devin Vargas.

Pro

George turned professional in 2000 and boxed at both light-heavy and Cruiserweight. He sat out 2001 with shoulder problems to his right arm that needed to be operated on twice. He remained unbeaten for five years (11 wins, 2 draws), racking up wins over Cruiser Chad Van Sickle (record 20-1) and Jermell Barnes before losing his first fight to undefeated amateur star Matt Godfrey in May 2006 by TKO1. In February 2007 George fought comebacking former European champion Alexander Gurov in Gurov's Ukrainian hometown, with Gurov winning a controversial twelve-round decision.

George then moved down to light-heavyweight and beat former light-heavyweight title challenger Richard Hall by unanimous decision.

When former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd dropped down two weightclasses to compete at light-heavyweight he chose George as his first fight. George scored a knockdown in the first round and then followed up with two more in the ninth round to score a TKO in the 9th. This all but retired Byrd and is certainly the signature win for George in the pro ranks. He added a KO1 over shopworn 40-year-old veteran Jaffa Ballogou (46-7) to keep his title hopes at 175 lbs alive but a KO6 to fringe contender Chris Henry (23-2) in 2009 was a big setback for the now 30-year-old George.

He is trained by Tommy Brooks, promoted by Lou DiBella and advised by Donna Brooks. His public relations are handled by Boxing Buzz Media.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (9 knockouts, 9 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 23-2 Chris Henry TKO 6 10/07/2009 Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the sixth round.
Win 46-7 Jaffa Ballogou TKO 1 25/02/2009 BB King's Blues Club & Grill, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Win 40-4-1 Chris Byrd TKO 9 16/05/2008 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the ninth round.
Win 35-19-1 Thomas Reid UD 10 06/12/2007 Robert Treat Center, Newark, New Jersey 100-90, 100-90, 100-90.
Win 25-16 Matthew Charleston RTD 4 09/08/2007 Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho Charleston retired at the end of the fourth round.
Win 27-6 Richard Hall UD 8 18/05/2007 Million Dollar Elm Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma 78-74, 78-74, 78-74.
Loss 38-5-1 Alexander Gurov UD 12 23/02/2007 DIVS, Ekaterinburg WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight Title.
Win 5-8-1 Roosevelt Johnson KO 1 14/12/2006 Grand Ballroom, New York City Johnson knocked out at 2:41 of the first round.
Win 6-11-3 John Douglas UD 8 15/09/2006 JFk High School, Paterson, New Jersey 80-72, 80-72, 79-73.
Loss 11-0 Matt Godfrey TKO 1 10/05/2006 Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut WBA NABA/WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the first round.
Win 20-1-2 Chad Van Sickle UD 10 11/11/2005 Washington, District of Columbia WBA NABA/IBC Americas Cruiserweight Titles. 99-90, 98-91, 98-92.
Draw 11-3-2 Willie Herring SD 10 21/06/2005 A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida 96-94, 95-95, 93-97.
Win 17-7 Jermell Barnes UD 10 28/01/2005 The Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBC Americas Cruiserweight Title. 97-93, 97-93, 96-94.
Win 12-4-2 Dhafir Smith UD 6 26/03/2004 Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, Miami, Florida 59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Win 2-2-1 Deandre McCole UD 6 29/01/2004 Gotham Hall, New York City
Win 1-0 Terrance Smith TKO 2 21/02/2003 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the second round.
Win 2-1 Steve Hemphill UD 6 24/11/2002 Sports Plus Events Centre, Lake Grove, New York
Win 3-14 Johnny Walker TKO 1 11/10/2002 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the first round.
Win 0-1 Isaac Broussard UD 4 19/04/2002 Rosedale Park, San Antonio, Texas 40-36, 40-36, 39-37.
Win 1-5 Shinny Burns TKO 2 18/11/2000 West Craven High School, Vanceboro, North Carolina
Win 2-0 Robert Sulgan TKO 2 02/09/2000 Pamlico High School, Bayboro, North Carolina Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round.
Draw 1-1 Andrew Hutchinson PTS 4 27/07/2000 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win -- Kenneth Pinckney TKO 1 08/07/2000 Pamlico High School, Bayboro, North Carolina

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