Steve McKinnon
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Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland[citation needed]) is a WBC Hall of Fame, 8 time world champion Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the former WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World Champion.
Career
McKinnon began his training in his father's Karate school, Torakan, at the age of 4 in Shotokan Karate, attaining his black belt, fighting and winning Karate tournaments before he began his kickboxing career at 16. He faced many notable opponents such as Ashwin Balrak, Paul Slowinski, Nathan Corbett and Ramazan Ramazanov.
He won 8 world titles throughout his career, including winning the WBC world title in 2008 and defending it 3 times. He retired vacating that title.
His last fight was a WKBF world heavy weight title win in 2017.
In 2020 he was inducted into the WBC Hall of Fame.
McKinnon was set to face Nenad Pagonis at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy, but his opponent changed to Michael Duut, whom he lost to via a unanimous decision. He then competed in the eight-man tournament at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013 and lost against Filip Verlinden by decision in the quarter-finals.
Titles
- WKBF World Title x 2 (2001 & 2017)
- World Boxing Council Muaythai | WBC Muaythai World Super Cruiserweight Champion. X 4 (2008, 2010, 2010, 2012)
- ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title
- IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title
- New South Wales Muaythai Title
Kickboxing record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 8 Losses | |||||||
| 2017-10-14 | Win | England Joe Boobyer | Powerplay 35 | Melbourne | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2017-06-24 | Win | China Su Zhihao | Wu Lin Feng 2017: Australia VS China | Sydney | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2017-02-24 | Win | Greece Theodosiadis Panagiotis | Prize Fighter 2 | Melbourne | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-04-17 | Loss | Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov | GFC Fight Series 3, Semi-finals | Dubai, UAE | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-11-15 | Win | New Zealand Nato Lauuii | Capital Punishment – The Return of Bangin' Ben Edwards | Canberra, Australia | KO (Right High Kick) | 1 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Win | Germany Nikolaj Falin | Kings of Kombat 11 | Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-08-17 | Win | France David Radeff | Star Wars: War of the Year | Sydney | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-06-22 | Loss | Belgium Filip Verlinden | Glory 9: New York – 95 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals | New York City City | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-04-20 | Loss | Netherlands Michael Duut | Glory 7: Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-09-01 | Loss | Australia Nathan Corbett | Total Carnage II | Gold Coast, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2012-06-09 | Win | Spain Frank Muñoz | Singha Battle for the Belts | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 1 | |
| Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title. | |||||||
| 2012-03-17 | Win | New Zealand Nato Lauuii | Capital Punishment 5 | Canberra, Australia | TKO (Elbows) | 3 | |
| 2011-02-? | Win | France David Radeff | Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 2nd Round, super fight | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-12-19 | Win | France Stephane Susperregui | WCK Muay Thai | Hainan Island, China | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title. | |||||||
| 2010-11-06 | Win | Brazil Eduardo Maiorino | Immortality 3 | Sydney | TKO | 2 | |
| Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title. | |||||||
| 2010-06-09 | Win | Poland Paul Slowinski | Last Man Standing 2 Tournament, Semi-final | Melbourne | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-06-09 | Win | Greece Andonis Tzoros | Last Man Standing 2 Tournament, Quarter Finals | Melbourne | |||
| 2009-11-13 | Win | Croatia Hrvoje Kišiček | Immortallity Australia vs Croatia | Sydney | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 3:00 |
| 2009-07-17 | Loss | China Yu Jin | 2009 World Wushu Tournament −80 kg Semi-finals | Guangzhou, China | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2009-07-17 | Win | Russia Muslim Salikhov | 2009 World Wushu Tournament −80 kg Quarter Finals | Guangzhou, China | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2009-05-14 | Win | Australia Thor Hoopman | Immortality II: Battle of Gods | Sydney | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2008-06-20 | Win | Suriname Ashwin Balrak | International Muay Thai Fight Night | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title. | |||||||
| 2008-03-29 | Win | Australia Thor Hoopman | Xplosion 18 Super Fights | Sydney | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2007-12-08 | Loss | Russia Ramazan Ramazanov | Xplosion 17, WMC Intercontinental title 95 kg | Sydney | KO (Right hook) | 4 | 2:51 |
| Fight was for WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Heavyweight title. | |||||||
| 2006-08-18 | Loss | Australia Nathan Corbett | Xplosion 13 | Sydney | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 4 | |
| 2006-06-24 | Win | New Zealand Jay Hepi | K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1 | Auckland, New Zealand | TKO (Injury) | 2 | |
| 2005-6-14 | Win | France Simon Dreus | Castle Hill muay thai | Las Vegas, USA | KO | 1 | 2:45 |
| Wins IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title. | |||||||
| 2004-04-16 | Win | New Zealand Gareth Lewis | Sydney | KO (High kick) | 4 | ||
| 2004-02-29 | Win | Lebanon Wissam Fattal | Tarik Solak Presents – Kickboxing Gala NSW | Sydney | KO (Left high kick) | 2 | |
| 2002-12-13 | Win | Australia Alofa Solitua | No Mercy | Sydney | TKO | 3 | |
| 2001-09-01 | Loss | Poland Paul Slowinski | JNI Promotions, Star City | Australia | KO (Left Highkick) | 3 | 1:52 |
| 2000-10-27 | Win | Australia Shane Meads | JNI Promotion | Sydney | KO | 1 | 1:30 |
| Wins ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title. | |||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |