Shane Swartz

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Shane Swartz (born December 27, 1975, in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007.

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Amateur career

Swartz began boxing under the guidance of his father Roger at the age of four. [1] He was an outstanding amateur, having won back-to-back gold medals at the 1993 and 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival. [2] He was upset by Dana Rucker in the semifinals of the 1995 edition. [3] Swartz was also the U.S. National Amateur Champion at 165 pounds in 1994 and 1995.

Professional career

Known as "Hurricane", Swartz began his professional career in 1996 and has had limited success. He moved up to the heavyweight division and has fought several notable foes, such as Calvin Brock and Malik Scott, but has generally come up short in his big fights.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (12 knockouts, 6 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision)
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss11-0 Alexander Frenkel KO118/08/2007 Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GermanySwartz knocked out at 0:50 of the first round.
Loss22-0-1 Vadim Tokarev KO225/11/2006 Warsaw, Poland NABF Cruiserweight Title. Swartz knocked out at 0:40 of the second round.
Win35-4-1 Dale Brown TD530/06/2006 Hollywood, Florida, U.S.Referee stopped the bout after the fifth round due to a severe cut caused by an accidental headbutt.
Win20-10Benito FernandezRTD303/02/2006 Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Loss22-0 Grigory Drozd TKO725/10/2005 Vienna, Austria
Loss21-0 Malik Scott UD823/04/2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss16-0 Calvin Brock RTD629/08/2003 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win18-13-1George StephensUD618/05/2003 Black Hawk, Colorado, U.S.
Loss20-48-3David RobinsonTKO212/10/2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Win25-8-3Ed DaltonTKO404/08/2001 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the fourth round.
Win2-24-2Richie GalvanTKO113/07/2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Win4-5Joe EscamillaTKO412/11/2000 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win2-3Rich MacielKO206/10/2000 Loveland, Colorado, U.S.
Win5-19Martin LopezTKO215/09/2000 Denver, Colorado, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:56 of the second round.
Win4-3Joe EscamillaTKO327/08/2000 Black Hawk, Colorado, U.S.
Win3-2-1Steve RobinsonTD326/02/1997 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win7-14-2Tyrone JacksonPTS621/01/1997 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win5-6Angelo SimpsonUD616/12/1996 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Win6-3-1Franklin EdmondsonUD612/08/1996 Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Win0-2Cecil HaginsKO213/07/1996 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win7-2Ed BryantTKO112/06/1996 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the first round.
Win0-9Jim TannerKO103/06/1996 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Win6-20-1Vince FosterKO218/05/1996 South Dakota, U.S.
Win0-1Maurice MorrisTKO110/05/1996 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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References

  1. ↑ Carlson, Renee (July 19, 1995). "Swartz regains fighting spirit". Fort Collins Coloradoan . p. 27. Retrieved July 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Rosen, Karen (July 22, 1995). "Memories of late father guide middleweight fighter Swartz". The Atlanta Constitution . p. 52. Retrieved July 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Renee (July 23, 1995). "Semifinal loss stuns Swartz". Fort Collins Coloradoan . p. 27. Retrieved July 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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