Shane Sutcliffe

Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a former Canadian boxing champion. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.[1]

Shane Sutcliffe
Statistics
Real nameShane Sutcliffe
Nickname(s)"Kid Thunder"
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1975-06-17) June 17, 1975
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins25
Wins by KO15
Losses14
Draws1

Career

Sutcliffe was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, before moving to Nanaimo, British Columbia at the age of 12.

After winning 22 "Toughman Contests", Sutcliffe made his professional boxing debut in 1992 at the age of 17. His first fight resulted in a sixth-round decision victory over Joe Wade. Shortly afterward he moved to Los Angeles, California and eventually Las Vegas, Nevada, to train with the legendary Eddie Futch. He won other fights by unexpected margins, including a 3-round defeat of Ray Phillips [2]

In 1997, Sutcliffe moved to and fought out of Montreal, Quebec, after signing a contract with International Boxing Management Interbox. On April 3, 1998, he defeated Ben Perlini via sixth round knockout to win the Canadian Heavyweight championship.

In his third defense of the title on February 5, 1999, Sutcliffe lost via 12th-round TKO to former World titleholder Trevor Berbick in Montreal. His contract was then dropped by Interbox as a result. He challenged Berbick again for the title on May 26, 2000 in Vancouver. However, he dropped a close 12 round unanimous decision in that contest.[3]

Sutcliffe took over 2 years off from boxing to start a family after losing to fellow Canadian Patrice L'Heureux on November 30, 2001. After the birth of his son, Sutcliffe worked construction to provide a steadier source of income for his new family. However, he returned to the sport in 2004, dropping decisions to Wesley Martin and Louis Monaco. As of 2005, he lives in Nanaimo with his family and trains out of there with Don Arnott, a local kickboxing sensei.

Sutcliffe is what is termed a journeyman fighter, one who "journeys" to a variety of places (often on short notice) to provide relatively easy competition for up-and-coming prospects or fading former champions. He counts Tyrell Biggs, Leon Spinks, Trevor Berbick, Oleg Maskaev, Brian Nielsen, and David Tua[4] amongst the many opponents he has faced throughout his career. As of the beginning of 2006, his ring record stands at 25 wins (15 knockouts), 14 losses, and one draw in 40 professional contests.

Professional boxing record
25 Wins (15 knockouts, 10 decisions), 14 Losses (5 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Opp
Record		 Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 12-27-4 Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco UD 10 24/04/2004 Billings, Montana, United States Canadian American Mexican Heavyweight Title. 94-96, 92-98, 91-99.
Loss 14-43-8 Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin SD 4 07/02/2004 Rochester, Washington, United States 37-38, 37-38, 38-37. Sutcliffe was knocked down in the second round.
Loss 4-0 Patrice "Le Granit" L'Heureux UD 6 30/11/2001 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 54-60, 53-60, 54-60.
Win 29-11-1 Donnell Wingfield TKO 2 12/10/2001 Niagara Falls, New York, United States Referee stopped the fight at 2:15 of the second round.
Win 3-11 Marcelo Aravena TKO 4 24/05/2001 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 5-0 Cody Gray MD 6 28/04/2001 Tacoma, Washington, United States
Loss 48-11-1 Trevor Berbick UD 12 26/05/2000 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. 113-115, 113-115, 112-117.
Loss 14-39 Tim Knight UD 6 19/01/2000 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Loss 34-1 David "Tuaman" Tua TKO 2 23/10/1999 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:20 of the second round.
Loss 49-1 "Super" Brian Nielsen KO 5 03/09/1999 Copenhagen, Denmark Nielsen was knocked out at 2:40 of the fifth round.
Loss 16-2 Oleg "The Big O" Maskaev TKO 2 20/05/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United States PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 2:56 of the second round.
Loss 46-10-1 Trevor Berbick TKO 12 05/02/1999 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:44 of the 12th round.
Win 20-3-2 Gerard Jones UD 8 06/11/1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 78-74, 77-75, 78-74.
Win 5-2-1 Patrick Graham TKO 2 24/09/1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:40 of the second round.
Win 3-2 Ben Perlini KO 6 03/04/1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Perlini knocked out at 1:59 of the sixth round.
Win 3-8-1 Don Laliberte KO 2 11/11/1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Laliberte knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
Win 2-2 Ritchie Goosehead DQ 3 12/12/1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win -- Mike Curry KO 1 19/10/1996 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 26-13-2 Dale Grant UD 10 03/07/1996 Anacortes, Washington, United States
Win 2-4 Anthony Moore UD 8 11/04/1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 20-10-2 Jason Waller UD 10 01/03/1996 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Draw 6-14-1 Krishna Wainwright PTS 10 02/02/1996 Kent, Washington, United States
Win 14-6 Marcellus "More than a Conqueror" Brown TKO 8 27/08/1995 Anacortes, Washington, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the eighth round.
Win 3-3-2 Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin PTS 8 09/08/1995 Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 6-18 Steve Cortez KO 2 23/06/1995 Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 21-21-2 Conroy Nelson KO 1 23/05/1995 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Nelson knocked out at 1:27 of the first round.
Loss 5-6-2 John "The Killer" Kiser MD 8 27/10/1994 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Win 25-14-3 "Neon" Leon Spinks UD 8 01/10/1994 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 80-72, 80-72, 79-76.
Win 1-0-1 Darryl Gray TKO 3 22/04/1994 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win 15-1 Paul "Rocky" Phillips DQ 3 03/12/1993 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States Phillips was disqualified for spitting out his mouthpiece repeatedly.
Loss 25-6 Tyrell Biggs TKO 2 03/12/1993 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 9-8-2 Matthew Brooks PTS 6 06/11/1993 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1-3 Antonio Ocasio TKO 2 21/08/1993 Kalispell, Montana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the second round.
Win -- Mark Frieon TKO 1 13/08/1993 Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-3 Fred Peppers KO 2 30/07/1993 Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada
Win 0-1 Lavell Sims TKO 2 21/11/1992 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Referee stopped the fight at 1:17 of the second round.
Loss 0-1 John "The Killer" Kiser SD 4 28/10/1992 Missoula, Montana, United States
Win 3-8-1 Mike Smith KO 2 18/09/1992 Bozeman, Montana, United States
Win 1-0 Paul Pressley PTS 4 06/08/1992 Miles City, Montana, United States
Win 6-9 "Young" Joe Wade UD 6 08/07/1992 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 60-53, 60-54, 60-52.

References
  1. Shane Sutcliffe - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
  2. Rocky lives!: heavyweight boxing upsets of the 1990s - p.128
  3. Berbick retains Canadian heavyweight boxing title, CBC Sports
  4. IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Roberto Garcia'sTitle Defense Against Diego Corrales to Headline, Publication: Business Wire
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