Shaun George (boxer)
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Shaun George (born March 20, 1979) is an American professional boxer. 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.
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. 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 | United States Chris Henry | TKO | 6 | 10/07/2009 | United States Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 46-7 | Togo Jaffa Ballogou | TKO | 1 | 25/02/2009 | United States BB King's Blues Club & Grill, New York City | Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round. |
| Win | 40-4-1 | United States Chris Byrd | TKO | 9 | 16/05/2008 | United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 35-19-1 | United States Thomas Reid | UD | 10 | 06/12/2007 | United States Robert Treat Center, Newark, New Jersey | |
| Win | 25-16 | United States Matthew Charleston | RTD | 4 | 09/08/2007 | United States Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho | Charleston retired at the end of the fourth round. |
| Win | 27-6 | Jamaica Richard Hall | UD | 8 | 18/05/2007 | United States Million Dollar Elm Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Loss | 38-5-1 | Ukraine Alexander Gurov | UD | 12 | 23/02/2007 | Russia DIVS, Ekaterinburg | WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 5-8-1 | United States Roosevelt Johnson | KO | 1 | 14/12/2006 | United States Grand Ballroom, New York City | Johnson knocked out at 2:41 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-11-3 | Guyana John Douglas | UD | 8 | 15/09/2006 | United States JFK High School, Paterson, New Jersey | |
| Loss | 11-0 | United States Matt Godfrey | TKO | 1 | 10/05/2006 | United States Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut | WBA NABA/WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the first round. |
| Win | 20-1-2 | United States Chad Van Sickle | UD | 10 | 11/11/2005 | United States Washington, D.C. | WBA NABA/IBC Americas Cruiserweight Titles. |
| Draw | 11-3-2 | United States Willie Herring | SD | 10 | 21/06/2005 | United States A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida | |
| Win | 17-7 | United States Jermell Barnes | UD | 10 | 28/01/2005 | United States The Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey | IBC Americas Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 12-4-2 | United States Dhafir Smith | UD | 6 | 26/03/2004 | United States Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, Miami, Florida | |
| Win | 2-2-1 | United States Deandre McCole | UD | 6 | 29/01/2004 | United States Gotham Hall, New York City | |
| Win | 1-0 | United States Terrance Smith | TKO | 2 | 21/02/2003 | United States The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the second round. |
| Win | 2-1 | United States Steve Hemphill | UD | 6 | 24/11/2002 | United States Sports Plus Events Centre, Lake Grove, New York | |
| Win | 3-14 | United States Johnny Walker | TKO | 1 | 11/10/2002 | United States Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas | Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-1 | United States Isaac Broussard | UD | 4 | 19/04/2002 | United States Rosedale Park, San Antonio, Texas | |
| Win | 1-5 | United States Shinny Burns | TKO | 2 | 18/11/2000 | United States West Craven High School, Vanceboro, North Carolina | |
| Win | 2-0 | Czech Republic Robert Sulgan | TKO | 2 | 02/09/2000 | United States Pamlico High School, Bayboro, North Carolina | Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round. |
| Draw | 1-1 | Jamaica Andrew Hutchinson | PTS | 4 | 27/07/2000 | United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City | |
| Win | -- | Kenneth Pinckney | TKO | 1 | 08/07/2000 | United States Pamlico High School, Bayboro, North Carolina |
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