Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a Canadian former

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who competed from 1992 to 2004. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.

Career

Sutcliffe was born in

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, Canada and raised in

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, before moving to

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at age 12. He had no formal amateur boxing career; after winning 22 "

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" in Canada, he 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

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and eventually

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, to train with the legendary

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. He won other fights by unexpected margins, including a 3-round defeat of Ray Phillips In 1997, Sutcliffe moved to and fought out of

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, after signing a contract with International Boxing Management Interbox. On April 3, 1998, he defeated Ben Perlini via sixth round

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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

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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. Sutcliffe took over 2 years off from boxing to start a family after losing to fellow Canadian

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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

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. 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 counted

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, Brian Nielsen, and

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among the opponents he faced.IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Roberto Garcia'sTitle Defense Against Diego Corrales to Headline, Publication: Business Wire
Accessed November 8, 2022. As of the beginning of 2006, his ring record stands at 25 wins (15

s), 14 losses, and one draw in 40 professional contests.

Professional boxing record

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutcliffe, Shane 1975 births Canadian male boxers Heavyweight boxers Living people Sportspeople from Nanaimo Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia