Shawn Porter

Shawn Porter
Statistics
Nickname(s) Showtime[1]
Rated at
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
Reach 69 1⁄2 in (177 cm)[2]
Nationality American
Born (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 29
Wins 26
Wins by KO 16
Losses 2
Draws 1

Shawn Porter (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF welterweight title from 2013 to 2014.[3]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Porter competed mostly as a middleweight and compiled an astounding amateur record of 276–14.[4] In 2007 he won the World Golden Gloves Championship but at the PanAm Games Shawn was knocked out in the second round by Cuban Emilio Correa.[5] Though he boasts amateur victories[6] over current pro prospects Daniel Jacobs, Demetrius Andrade, Edwin Rodriguez, Shawn Estrada and Jonathan Nelson, he came up just short in qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Olympics team.[7] Porter is a graduate of Stow-Munroe Falls High School.[8] There he earned all conference in football his junior and senior year.

Professional career

Porter is trained and managed by his father Kenny Porter, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.[9]

Middleweight

Early career

Porter began his pro career at 165½ pounds on October 3, 2008 at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland, USA. His opponent was Norman Johnson. Porter won the fight via first round TKO.[10] In his 5th professional fight, Porter faced off against 31 year old Cory Jones (4-3, 1 KO) on February 6, 2009. Porter won the fight after 4 rounds via unanimous decision (40-33, 40-33, 39-35). Jones was knocked down twice in round 1.[11] On April 3, 2009, Porter defeated Eloy Suarez (10–4, 5 KOs) via 1st round TKO. Porter backed Suarez in a corner, landed several right hand power punches and sent him to the canvas. Suarez beat the count, but was out on his feet. The referee waived a halt at 2:59 of round 1.[12]

Light middleweight

In August 2009, Porter moved down to 154lbs, defeating Lamar Harris at the Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. In December 2009, Porter took on undefeated 27 year old Jamar Patterson (8–0, 4 KOs) at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota in a scheduled 8 round fight. Porter won the fight after the referee waived off the fight in round 4 after Porter knocked down Patterson. Porter won his first Championship belt, the Interim WBO NABO Light Middleweight title against Russell Jordan (15–6, 10 KOs) on ESPN's Friday Night Fights on February 19, 2010. Jordan was deducted a point in 9th round after losing mouthpiece twice as the bout went full 10 rounds. The scorecards read 97–92, 97–92, 100–89.[13][14] On April 16, 2010 he knocked out veteran Raul Pinzon (17-4, 16 KOs) in just one round.[15] In July, Porter beat 24 year old Ray Robinson (11-1, 4 KOs) via unanimous decision (99–89, 97–92, 98–91) at DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi.[16]

Welterweight

On October 15, 2010 Porter moved down to 147lbs. His first opponent was American Hector Munoz (18–3–4, 11 KOs) at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. It was for the NABF Welterweight Title, left vacant by Saul Alvarez. Munoz was cut on the right side of his head by a barrage of punches in round 5. During round 9, Porter's promoter, Gary Shaw, ran over to Munoz's corner pleading for them to stop the fight which they finally agreed and threw in the towel at 2:05 of round 9.[17]

Miscellaneous fights

On February 18, 2011 Porter successfully defended his title against Anges Adjaho (25–4, 14 KOs) via 10 round unanimous decision (99–91, 99–91, 97–93). The fight was on the undercard of Fernando Guerrero vs. Derrick Findley and was part of the first-ever televised live boxing card in 3D. At 144 lbs, Porter was fighting at the lightest weight of his professional career to date. Adjaho entered having lost four of his previous six bouts and having not won in just over two years.[18]

On April 2012, after over a year out, Porter stopped veteran journeyman Patrick Thompson in round 6. Porter claimed the vacant WBO NABO welterweight title by defeating Alfonso Gomez (23–5–2, 12 KOs) on July 28 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. This was the first fight for Gomez since suffering a sixth round knockout loss to Saul Alvarez (37–0–1) ten months prior. Shawn Porter overcame a cut above his right eye in the opening round and a nasty gash in the tenth that spanned his left eyebrow to remain unbeaten. The judges scored the bout 98–92, 96–94, 97–93.[19]

On December 15, Porter fought on the undercard of Khan-Molina at the Sports Arena, Los Angeles against veteran Mexican former world champion Julio Diaz (40–7, 29 KOs). The fight ended in a split decision draw after 10 rounds 96–94, 95–95, 94–96. On May 18, 2013 Porter knocked down the undefeated Canadian Phil Lo Greco (25-0, 14 KOs) in round 10 winning a unanimous decision 99–89, 100–88, 100–88 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.[20]

Porter vs. Diaz II

Porter improved his record to 22–0–1 after defeating former World champion Julio Díaz (40–8, 29 KOs) by decision on September 12, 2013, retaining the NABO title and winning the vacant IBF North American title as a result. At the end of 10 rounds, the judges scored it (97-93, 98-92, 97-93).[21]

IBF welterweight champion

Porter vs. Alexander

On October, 2013, it was announced that Porter would challenge IBF Welterweight Champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KOs) on November 30 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. Alexander was thought to be making his second title defense against England's Amir Khan but Instead had to settle for facing Porter in a much lower-profile bout.[22] The fight took place on December 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Porter controlled most of the fight, beating up Alexander in a unanimous-decision victory to win the welterweight world title. The judges scored the bout 116–112, 116–112 and 115–113. ESPN.com also had Porter winning, 117-111.[23]

Porter vs. Malignaggi

Golden Boy announced on March 12, Porter would defend his newly won world title April 19, 2014 against former world welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (33–5, 7 KOs) on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov at the DC Armory in Washington.[24] Porter entered as the # 6 welterweight contender in the world according The Ring Magazine. Malignaggi was ranked as the # 8 contender. Porter won via 4th round TKO. A double jab opened a cut under the left eye of Malignaggi in round one. Porter had a huge second round, badly rocking Malignaggi multiple times. In round four, Porter hurt Malignaggi with a lunging left hook moments later and a barrage, which included a couple of clean right hands which sent Malignaggi down and under the bottom rope. The referee waved an end to the bout without beginning a count.[25][26]

Porter vs. Brook

Shawn Porter was ordered by the IBF to make his next mandatory defense against Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KOs). Brook defeated Porter for the championship via 12 round majority decision. Two American judges scored it (117-111 and 116-112) for Brook while the English judge scored it (114–114).[27]

Comeback trail

Porter vs. Bone, Broner

On March 13, 2015, Shawn Porter was scheduled to make his debut as a part of the Premier Boxing Champions series on Spike TV against veteran Roberto Garcia. The fight took place in Ontario, California, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.[28] Garcia was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness prior to the weigh-in and was forced to withdraw. However, things came together and Erick Bone (16–1, 8 KOs) stepped in to face Porter on short notice at a contractually agreed-upon weight of 149 pounds.[29] Porter knocked Bone out in the fifth round.

On June 20, 2015, Shawn Porter faced Adrien Broner (30-1, 22 KOs) at the MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at a catch weight of 144lbs as per Broner's demand. Porter dominated majority of the fight to win a unanimous decision over Broner. Broner was warned many times for holding during the bout and was deducted a point in round 11. Broner opened the 12th round with a clean left hand that connected and dropped Porter for the first time in his career. Porter recovered from the knockdown and improved his record to 26-1-1 despite the usual pre-fight trash talk by Broner. The 3 judges scored the bout 114–112, 118–108, 115–111.[30]

Porter vs. Thurman

It was announced on February 17, that WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0-0-(1), 22 KOs) will put his title on the line against Porter on March 12, 2016 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.[31] On February 23, Thurman's promoter said he had been forced to postpone his upcoming fight with Porter after being injured in a car accident. Lou Di Bella had insisted the injury is not serious or career threatening, but admits the American is lucky to have escaped major injury. Thurman had not been cleared to resume training by his doctors and is expected to be on the sidelines for between four and six weeks.[32] Porter announced that his rescheduled world title clash against Thurman will take place on June 25 at the Barclays Center.[33] The World Boxing Association has ordered the winner of the Thurman and Porter to face interim WBA welterweight champion David Avanesyan (22–1–1, 11 KOs), who beat #3 WBA Shane Mosley (49–10–1, 41 KOs) on May 28.[34][35] In an old-fashioned fight of the year candidate, Porter was unsuccessful in winning the title as Thurman won by unanimous decision, before a crowd of 12,718, when all three judges scored an identical 115–113 in favor of Thurman. Porter earned a $1m purse. This was the first main event televised by CBS in prime time since February 15, 1978, when Muhammad Ali lost a 15-round split decision and the heavyweight title to Leon Spinks in a massive upset. Thurman landed 235 of 539 punches (44 percent) and Porter landed 236 of 662 (36 percent). After the fight, there was immediate talks of a rematch.[36] The fight averaged 3.1 million viewers, according to ESPN. The card itself averaged 2.4 million viewers.[37] The live gate was over $1.1 million in ticket sales, the highest gate in the history of Barclays Center to date, it was also the second highest attendance in the history of Barclays Center, with over 12,000 paying customers in attendance.[38]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
29 fights 26 wins 2 losses
By knockout 16 0
By decision 9 2
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Loss 26–2–1 United States Keith Thurman UD 12 Jun 25, 2016 United States Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA welterweight title
28 Win 26–1–1 United States Adrien Broner UD 12 Jun 20, 2015 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27 Win 25–1–1 Ecuador Erick Bone KO 5 (10), 2:30 Mar 13, 2015 United States Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
26 Loss 24–1–1 United Kingdom Kell Brook MD 12 Aug 16, 2014 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. Lost IBF welterweight title
25 Win 24–0–1 United States Paulie Malignaggi TKO 4 (12), 1:14 Apr 19, 2014 United States D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
24 Win 23–0–1 United States Devon Alexander UD 12 Dec 7, 2013 United States Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Won IBF welterweight title
23 Win 22–0–1 Mexico Julio Díaz UD 10 Sep 12, 2013 United States MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO welterweight title;
Won vacant IBF North American welterweight title
22 Win 21–0–1 Canada Phil Lo Greco UD 10 May 18, 2013 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21 Draw 20–0–1 Mexico Julio Díaz SD 10 Dec 15, 2012 United States Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Mexico Alfonso Gómez UD 10 Jul 28, 2012 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 United States Patrick Thompson TKO 6 (8), 1:39 Apr 28, 2012 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Benin Agnes Adjaho UD 10 Feb 18, 2011 United States Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Retained NABF welterweight title
17 Win 17–0 United States Hector Munoz TKO 9 (10), 2:05 Oct 15, 2010 United States Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, U.S. Won vacant NABF welterweight title
16 Win 16–0 United States Ray Robinson UD 10 Jul 16, 2010 United States DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 United States Robert Kliewer TKO 5 (8), 1:08 May 22, 2010 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Colombia Raúl Pinzón KO 1 (8), 2:39 Apr 16, 2010 United States Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 United States Russell Jordan UD 10 Feb 19, 2010 United States Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Won WBO–NABO interim junior middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 United States Jamar Patterson TKO 4 (8), 1:54 Dec 18, 2009 United States Grand Casinos, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 United States Jerome Ellis RTD 4 (8), 3:00 Nov 21, 2009 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States Lamar Harris TKO 1 (6), 2:18 Aug 29, 2009 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 United States Brandon Wooten TKO 1 (6), 2:09 Jun 19, 2009 United States Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United States Sam Sparkman DQ 2 (6), 3:00 Apr 25, 2009 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Sparkman disqualified after his cornermen refused to leave the ring
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Eloy Suarez TKO 1 (4), 2:59 Apr 3, 2009 United States Pepsi Pavilion, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 United States Abdias Castillo TKO 4 (4), 1:43 Mar 14, 2009 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Cory Jones UD 4 Feb 6, 2009 United States Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 United States Tommy Stepp KO 1 (4), 1:55 Jan 24, 2009 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Phillip Hammac TKO 2 (4), 1:30 Nov 22, 2008 United States Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Toris Smith TKO 1 (4), 0:53 Nov 1, 2008 United States West Junior High School, West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Norman Johnson TKO 1 (4), 1:17 Oct 3, 2008 United States Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Regional titles
Preceded by
Russell Jordan		 WBO–NABO junior middleweight champion
Interim title
February 19, 2010 – April 2010
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Vanes Martirosyan
Vacant
Title last held by
Canelo Álvarez		 NABF welterweight champion
October 15, 2010 – February 2012
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Dulorme
Vacant
Title last held by
Mike Jones		 WBO–NABO welterweight champion
July 28, 2012 – December 2013
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Ray Robinson
New title IBF North American welterweight champion
February 12, 2013 – December 7, 2013
Won world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Eddie Gomez
World titles
Preceded by
Devon Alexander		 IBF welterweight champion
December 7, 2013 – August 16, 2014 		Succeeded by
Kell Brook

References

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  2. 1 2 Showtime/CBS tale of the tape prior to the Keith Thurman fight.
  3. ↑ Shawn Porter – Next Fight, Fighter Bio. Premierboxingchampions.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  4. ↑ The Amateur Record. Shawnporterboxing.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  5. ↑ Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ U.S. Future Stars National Boxing Championship. Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  7. ↑ Shawn Porter Speaks on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, and Much More!. Bleacher Report. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ Stow graduate to fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas – Falls News Press | Cuyahoga Falls, Silver Lake, OH. Falls News Press (2013-08-25). Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  9. ↑ Shawn Porter Interview: On Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, His Fight on Saturday and Much More!. Doghouseboxing.com (2009-11-20). Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
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  12. ↑ "Shawn Porter TKO's Eloy Suarez in round 1". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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  15. ↑ Shawn Porter Destroys Raul Pinzon in One Round – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
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  18. ↑ "Shawn Porter defeats Anges Adjaho via UD". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  19. ↑ "Shawn Porter def. Alfonso Gomez via UD". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  20. ↑ "Shawn Porter v Phil Lo Greco". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  21. ↑ "Shawn Porter vs. Julio Diaz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  22. ↑ Devon Alexander settles for bout vs. Shawn Porter. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  23. ↑ "Porter bests Alexander to win welterweight title". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  24. ↑ "Porter to defend title vs. Malignaggi in April". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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  28. ↑ Boxing Schedule – Fight Tonight, Upcoming PBC Boxing Fights. Premierboxingchampions.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
  29. ↑ Hale, Andreas. "Erick Bone will replace ill Garcia vs. Shawn Porter". The Ring. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  30. ↑ "Porter defeats Broner on points". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  31. ↑ "Thurman to fight Porter". Sky Sports. Feb 17, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Fight postponed". sky sports. February 23, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Thurman to fight Porter in June". Sky Sports. March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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  35. ↑ "WBA orders Thurman-Porter winner to face Mosley- Avanesyan winner". Boxing News 24. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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