Shawn Estrada

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Shawn Estrada
Born (1985-04-01) April 1, 1985 (age 40)
NationalityAmerican [1]
Other namesEl Chamuko The Monster
Statistics
Weight(s) Super Middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO14
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Shawn Estrada (born April 1, 1985) is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and was a U.S. Olympian at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Estrada ran for the city council in Commerce, California.[ when? ] [2]

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Early life

Raised in East Los Angeles, Estrada is the son of former 1968 Mexican Olympic team boxer Juan Estrada and the youngest of 16 siblings. He credits the sport of boxing as the force that kept him out of gangs growing up. [3]

His father had hoped to travel to the Beijing Olympics, but his failing health kept him home in Maywood. On August 17, 2008, his father died at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles. [4]

Amateur career

Estrada had an outstanding amateur record of 110-7. He won the 2000 Junior Olympic Championship at age 14 and the 2001 Pan-American Games Gold Medal, beating the top Cuban and Puerto Rican boxers in his weight class and age bracket. However, Estrada’s junior amateur career ended abruptly after his brother was killed in a gang-related shooting. [5]

In 2007, he lost to Shawn Porter but won the Olympic qualification beating highly touted Danny Jacobs twice. [6] He lost at the first American Olympic qualifier 3:13 to Carlos Góngora but won three bouts at the second qualifier. [7]

At the World Championships 2007 he defeated Israel's Artur Zlatopolski and then Japan's Ryota Murata, but was upset by Konstantin Buga of Germany 11-11. [8]

Olympic results

At the 2008 Olympics Estrada won against Argentina's Ezequiel Maderna [9] but lost to the eventual gold medalist England's James DeGale 5-11 in his second bout.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

On November 29, 2008 [10] Shawn made his Pro debut with a first round K.O. of veteran boxer Lawrence Jones. [11] He's had layoffs because of back injuries [12] and then had to undergo surgery for a ruptured tendon in his hand. [13] He is also a member of Team Fight to Walk, which supports America's first clinical stem cell trial, along with other notable fighters such as Boyd Melson, Demetrius Andrade, Steve Cunningham and Deandre Latimore.

Professional record

14 Wins (12 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotes
Win14-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Terrance WoodsUD8 (8)February 17, 2012 Flag of the United States.svg College Park Center, Arlington, Texas
Win13-0-0 Flag of Mexico.svg Alvaro EnriquezTKO3 (8), 0:22August 13, 2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Convention Center, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win12-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Byron Tyson KO 1 (6), (1:27)May 15, 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win11-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Jon SchmidtKO1 (6), (1:48)January 28, 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
Win10-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Tony HirschUD6 (6)November 8, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Corrosion Hangar, Camp Lejuene, North Carolina
Win9-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan BedwellTKO1 (4), (0:28)October 7, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win8-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Alex ArmentaTKO1 (4), (0:57)August 13, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Win7-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie HunterKO1 (4), (0:53)July 23, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win6-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Cory JonesTKO1 (4), (1:31)May 16, 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win5-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Nick RunningbearTKO1 (4), (3:00)April 23, 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win4-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Omar CoffiTKO3 (4), (0:47)April 11, 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win3-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Ray CraigTKO1 (4), (1:41)March 27, 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California
Win2-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Shaun SpaidTKO1 (4), (0:43)December 13, 2008 Flag of the United States.svg Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California
Win1-0-0 Flag of the United States.svg Lawrence JonesKO1 (4), (1:00)November 29, 2008 Flag of the United States.svg Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California

References

  1. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-17). "Mexican American Estrada making history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. "Boxer fighting to improve his community". 11 February 2011.
  3. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-07). "Growing up around L.A. Gangs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-18). "Shawn's Father Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  5. Fischer, Doug (2009-05-24). "Shawn's Brother Dies". Ring Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  6. Mier, Saul (2007-08-26). "Estrada's Olympic Qualifying". Associated Press ESPN. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  7. Mulei, Alessandro (2008-04-30). "Estrada's Olympics in his Hands". Associated Press ESPN. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  8. Escobedo, Blanca (2010-03-06). "2007 World Championships". Yidio. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  9. Luevanos, Fernando (2008-10-06). "East L.A. gets a win in the Olympics". USA Boxing. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  10. Escobedo, Blanca (2008-11-30). "Pro Debut a K.O." Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  11. Harris, Boxing (2008-11-30). "East Los Angeles a K.O." Liver Puncher. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  12. Escobedo, Blanca (2009-02-02). "Back Injuries". Fight Hype. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  13. Mulei, Alessandro (2009-12-15). "Ruptured Tendon for Estrada". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-06-23.