Shakan Pitters

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Shakan Pitters
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Birmingham, England
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins20
Wins by KO7
Losses2

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

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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]

Pitters is scheduled to challenge Daniel Blenda Dos Santos for his European light heavyweight title at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England on February 7, 2025. [16]

Professional boxing record

22 fights20 wins2 losses
By knockout71
By decision131
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Win18–2Joel McIntyrePTS86 May 2023Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
19Loss17–2 Dan Azeez UD123 Sept 2022M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England British light-heavyweight title
18Win17–1Reece CartwrightTKO8 (10), 3:0013 Nov 2021Skydome, Coventry, EnglandWon vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title
17Win16–1Farouk DakuPTS810 Sep 2021Skydome, Coventry, England
16Win15–1Jermaine SpringerTKO5 (10), 2:5522 May 2021Skydome, Coventry, England
15Loss14–1 Craig Richards TKO9 (12), 2:4218 Dec 2020Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, EnglandLost British light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0 Chad Sugden UD1222 Aug 2020Production Park Studios, Redditch, EnglandWon vacant British light-heavyweight title
13Win13–0Dec SpelmanUD1014 Sep 2019 York Hall, London, EnglandWon English light-heavyweight title
12Win12–0Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS610 May 2019indigo at The O2, London, England
11Win11–0Norbert SzekeresKO1 (6), 2:3029 Mar 2019Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
10Win10–0Dec SpelmanUD32 Nov 2018indigo at The O2, London, EnglandUltimate Boxxer II – final
9Win9–0Georgii BaconKO2 (3), 2:132 Nov 2018indigo at The O2, London, EnglandUltimate Boxxer II – semi-final
8Win8–0Sam SmithUD32 Nov 2018 indigo at The O2, London, England Ultimate Boxxer II – quarter-final
7Win7–0Imantas DavidaitisTKO2 (4), 0:498 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
6Win6–0Kent KauppinenKO1 (4), 2:0419 May 2018Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
5Win5–0Elvis DubePTS424 Mar 2018 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
4Win4–0Jiri SvacinaPTS418 Nov 2017Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
3Win3–0Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS416 Sep 2017Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
2Win2–0Jevgenijs AndrejevsPTS424 Jun 2017Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1Win1–0Remigijus ZiausysPTS418 Mar 2017Holte 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 August 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.
  16. Iskenderov, Parviz (16 January 2025). "Shakan Pitters faces Daniel Blenda Dos Santos in Sheffield, England in February". FIGHTMAG.

Boxing record for Shakan Pitters from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Dec Spelman
English light-heavyweight champion
14 September 2019 – December 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Dan Azeez
Vacant
Title last held by
Joshua Buatsi
British light-heavyweight champion
22 August 2020 – 18 December 2020
Succeeded by