Shannon Courtenay

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Shannon Courtenay
Born (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31)
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Baby Face Assassin [2]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [3]
Total fights11
Wins8
Wins by KO3
Losses3

Shannon Courtenay (born 3 July 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the WBA female bantamweight title between April and October 2021.

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Professional career

Courtenay made her professional debut on 23 March 2019, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports [4] as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defense against Angel Moreno. [5]

One month later she defeated Roz Mari Silyanova via four-round points decision on 23 April. [6] The fight was streamed live on Sky Sports' Facebook page as part of the preliminary undercard for Dave Allen vs. Lucas Browne at The O2 Arena, London. [7] [8] In June, she stopped Valerija Sepetovska by technical knockout (TKO) at 1 minute 16 seconds in the second-round of a scheduled six-round bout held at the York Hall. [9] Her next fight was a four-round points win over Jasmina Nad on 26 October as part of the undercard for the Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis world title fight, held at The O2 Arena. [10] Courtenay's final fight of 2019 came on 19 December, scoring a fifth-round TKO over Buchra El Quaissi at the York Hall. [11]

Her first fight of 2020 came against Rachel Ball on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. In a fight which saw Courtenay dropped to the canvas by a left hook in the first round, she went on to suffer her first professional defeat, losing on points over eight rounds, with the referee scoring the bout 77–75. [12]

She bounced back from defeat with a TKO victory against Dorota Norek in December, [13] before facing Ebanie Bridges for the vacant WBA female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 10 April 2021 at the Copper Box Arena. In a fight which saw Courtenay hurt her opponent with a right hand in the fifth round while also causing Bridges' eye to close through swelling by the ninth, Courtenay emerged victorious via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third judge scored it 97–94. [14]

In July it was announced that Courtenay will make the first defence of her title against Jamie Mitchell on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport Headquarters. [15] The fight was postponed after Courtenay suffered an injury in training and was forced to withdraw. [16] The fight was rescheduled for October 9, 2021 on Smith vs Fowler card in Liverpool, England. [17]

On 8 October 2021, Courtenay failed to make weight for her fight with Jamie Mitchell and was stripped of her WBA Bantamweight World Title. [18]

Ring return

After almost two years of inactivity, Courtenay made her ring return on 19 October 2024 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, losing a six-round contest on points 56–58 to Catherine Tacone Ramos. [19] [20]

Professional boxing record

11 fights8 wins3 losses
By knockout30
By decision53
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Loss8–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Catherine Tacone RamosPTS619 Oct 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Copper Box Arena, London, England
10Win8–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Ruegg PTS810 Dec 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
9Loss7–2 Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Mitchell MD109 Oct 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8Win7–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ebanie Bridges UD1010 Apr 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBA female bantamweight title
7Win6–1 Flag of Poland.svg Dorota NorekTKO7 (8), 1:354 Dec 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The SSE Arena, London, England
6Loss5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Ball PTS814 Aug 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
5Win5–0 Flag of Spain.svg Buchra El QuaissiTKO5 (6), 1:2019 Dec 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0 Flag of Serbia.svg Jasmina NadPTS4 26 Oct 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The O2 Arena, London, England
3Win3–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Valerija SepetovskaTKO2 (6), 1:1721 Jun 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Roz Mari SilyanovaPTS420 Apr 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The O2 Arena, London, England
1Win1–0 Flag of Romania.svg Cristina BusuiocPTS423 Mar 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Copper Box Arena, London, England

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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Mayerlin Rivas
WBA female bantamweight champion
10 April 2021 – 8 October 2021
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Jamie Mitchell