Steve McKinnon

Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland) is an 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.[1]

Steve McKinnon
Born (1976-11-23) 23 November 1976
Glasgow, Scotland
Other namesThe Smashing Machine, God of War
NationalityAustralian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95.5 kg (211 lb; 15.04 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
StyleMuay Thai, shotokan karate
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSydney
TeamBulldog Gym
TrainerStuart Mckinnon
RankBlack belt in Shotokan
Kickboxing record
Total56
Wins48
By knockout30
Losses8

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.

McKinnon was set to face Nenad Pagonis at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy,[2] but his opponent changed to Michael Duut, whom he lost to via a unanimous decision.[3][4][5] He then competed in the eight-man tournament at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013[6][7] and lost against Filip Verlinden by decision in the quarter-finals.[8][9][10]

Titles

  • ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title
  • IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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