Shakan Pitters

Shakan Pitters (born 31 July 1989) is an English professional boxer who held the British light-heavyweight title from August to December 2020.

Shakan Pitters
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	31 July 1989 Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	15
Wins	14
Wins by KO	4
Losses	1

Professional career

Pitters made his professional debut on 18 March 2017 as a cruiserweight, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Remigijus Ziausys at the Holte Suite in Villa Park, Birmingham.[2] he secured three more PTS victories in 2017; Over Jevgenijs Andrejevs in June;[3] Dmitrij Kalinovskij in September;[4] and Jiri Svacina in November.[5]

He began 2018 with a PTS win over Elvis Dube in March,[6] followed by stoppage wins over Kent Kauppinen in May[7] and Imantas Davidaitis in September.[8] In August, Pitters was announced as a contestant in the second edition of the Ultimate Boxxer tournament. The eight-man tournament was contested over 3 rounds, taking place on 2 November at the indigo at The O2 in London.[9] Pitters' first fight of the night came against Sam Smith, winning by unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 30–25 and the third scoring it 29–26.[10] Next up he defeated Georgii Bacon via second-round knockout (KO). His final fight of the night was a UD win against Dec Spelman with scores of 30–26 twice and 29–27, becoming the Ultimate Boxxer II champion.[11][12]

Following his success in the Ultimate Boxxer, Pitters kicked off 2019 with a first-round KO victory against Norbert Szekeres in March[13] and a six-round PTS win against Dmitrij Kalinovskij in May.[14] His final fight of 2019 was a rematch against newly crowned English light-heavyweight champion Dec Spelman. The bout took place on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London, with Pitters defeating Spelman via UD over ten rounds to capture his first professional title. All three judges scored the bout 97–92.[15]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

15 fights	14 wins	1 loss
By knockout	4	1
By decision	10	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	Loss	14–1	Craig Richards	TKO	9 (12), 2:42	18 Dec 2020	Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, England	Lost British light-heavyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Chad Sugden	UD	12	22 Aug 2020	Production Park Studios, Redditch, England	Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Dec Spelman	UD	10	14 Sep 2019	York Hall, London, England	Won English light-heavyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Dmitrij Kalinovskij	PTS	6	10 May 2019	indigo at The O2, London, England
11	Win	11–0	Norbert Szekeres	KO	1 (6), 2:30	29 Mar 2019	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
10	Win	10–0	Dec Spelman	UD	3	2 Nov 2018	indigo at The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer II – Final
9	Win	9–0	Georgii Bacon	KO	2 (3), 2:13	2 Nov 2018	indigo at The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer II – Semi-final
8	Win	8–0	Sam Smith	UD	3	2 Nov 2018	indigo at The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer II – Quarter-final
7	Win	7–0	Imantas Davidaitis	TKO	2 (4), 0:49	8 Sep 2018	Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
6	Win	6–0	Kent Kauppinen	KO	1 (4), 2:04	19 May 2018	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
5	Win	5–0	Elvis Dube	PTS	4	24 Mar 2018	Genting Arena, Birmingham, England
4	Win	4–0	Jiri Svacina	PTS	4	18 Nov 2017	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
3	Win	3–0	Dmitrij Kalinovskij	PTS	4	16 Sep 2017	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
2	Win	2–0	Jevgenijs Andrejevs	PTS	4	24 Jun 2017	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1	Win	1–0	Remigijus Ziausys	PTS	4	18 Mar 2017	Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England

References

1. "Boxing record for Shakan Pitters". BoxRec.
2. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Remigijus Ziausys". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Jevgenijs Andrejevs". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
4. Lockley, Mike (21 September 2017). "It's totally INDI-sputable that Sangha's something special". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
5. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Jiri Svacina". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
6. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Elvis Dube". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
7. Lockley, Mike (24 May 2018). "Weight of expectation on Ryan Kelly now". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
8. Powers, Adam (9 September 2020). "Amir Khan vs Samuel Vargas RESULTS: Full fight results and undercard | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
9. "Ultimate Boxxer II Press Release". Ultimate Boxxer. 28 Aug 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
10. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Sam Smith". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
11. "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Dec Spelman". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
12. Siza, Joseph (3 November 2018). "Shakan Pitters wins Ultimate Boxxer II – Full show report". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
13. Lockley, Mike (4 April 2019). "Shakan Pitters is a human wrecking ball". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
14. Lupton, James (11 May 2019). "UBIII ringside report: Punching preacher Osaze wins golden robe". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
15. "Sunny Edwards Boxes Past Guarneros Over Ten Rounds". BoxingScene.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

External links

Boxing record for Shakan Pitters from BoxRec