Shawndell Winters | |
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Born | Shawndell Terell Winters November 5, 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Dell |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 20 |
Wins | 13 |
Wins by KO | 12 |
Losses | 7 |
Shawndell Terell Winters (born November 5, 1980) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBA-NABA heavyweight title since 2019. Winters had a late start to boxing, turning professional in the sport at 34 years of age. [1] As an amateur, he competed at the National Golden Gloves on two occasions. In 2014 he placed second after losing to DeRae Crane and in 2012 he suffered an early defeat thus missing out on qualification into the quarterfinals. [2] [3] In February 2020, Winters received his first ever appearance in one of the four major sanctioning bodies rankings by the WBA. [4]
In July 2016, Winters was confirmed to fight former Ghanaian olympian Maxwell Amponsah as the co-main event in Hammond, Indiana. [5] He recorded a dominant fifth-round knockout after a right-hand staggered Amponsah before Winters finished with a flurry of punches that left his opponent face down on the canvas. The bout was immediately waved off for medical attention. [6] The following year Winters fought in Elk Grove Village where he suffered his first defeat in an upset victory for Brian Howard. [7] Winters redeemed himself after winning three consecutive knockout victories over Raymond Gray, Joe Jones, and Ryan Soft before receiving an eight-round majority decision loss in his second fight overseas against Nikodem Jeżewski. [8]
Winters recorded an upset technical knockout win over undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko in Brampton, Ontario on the latest United Boxing Promotions card. [9] He landed an overhand right and began connecting many more combination punches until the referee intervened. Winters became the new North American Boxing Association champion. [10] He then fought during November in Poland against Sergiej Werwejko. Winters produced a solid performance by dropping and outclassing Werwejko in the seventh round. [11] In February 2020, it was announced Winters would fight former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker in Frisco, Texas on the undercard of Mikey Garcia versus Jessie Vargas. [12]
20 fights | 13 wins | 7 losses |
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By knockout | 12 | 4 |
By decision | 1 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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20 | Loss | 13–7 | Simon Kean | TKO | 9 (10), 1:25 | Feb 19, 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
19 | Loss | 13–6 | Cassius Chaney | UD | 10 | Aug 14, 2021 | The Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
18 | Loss | 13–5 | UD | 6 | Mar 26, 2021 | Salon de Eventos, Matamoros, Mexico | ||
17 | Loss | 13–4 | Alen Babić | TKO | 2 (8), 2:20 | Aug 22, 2020 | Matchroom Sport Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
16 | Loss | 13–3 | Joseph Parker | TKO | 5 (10), 2:40 | Feb 29, 2020 | Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 13–2 | Sergiej Werwejko | TKO | 7 (10), 0:40 | Nov 23, 2019 | Sports Hall MOSiR, Radom, Poland | |
14 | Win | 12–2 | Oleksandr Teslenko | TKO | 5 (10), 2:39 | Sep 14, 2019 | CAA Centre, Brampton, Canada | Won WBA-NABA heavyweight title |
13 | Loss | 11–2 | Nikodem Jeżewski | MD | 8 | Apr 6, 2019 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Ryan Soft | KO | 1 (4), 2:58 | Dec 8, 2018 | McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Joe Jones | KO | 5 (6), 1:25 | Nov 10, 2018 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | Raymond Gray | KO | 1 (6), 2:31 | Aug 25, 2018 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
9 | Loss | 8–1 | Brian Howard | KO | 2 (6), 1:06 | Oct 27, 2017 | Belvedere Event Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Maxwell Amponsah | KO | 5 (6), 2:25 | Jul 30, 2016 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Misael Sanchez | KO | 1 (4), 2:53 | Dec 19, 2015 | Billar El Perro Salado, Tijuana, Mexico | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Joey Montoya | UD | 4 | Nov 25, 2015 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tommonte Jefferson | TKO | 1 (4), 0:23 | Oct 9, 2015 | Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Skylar Thompson | TKO | 1 (4), 1:18 | Oct 3, 2015 | National Guard Armory, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | PJ Cajigas | TKO | 2 (4), 2:14 | Sep 19, 2015 | Tripoli Shrine Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Ronez McGrady | TKO | 2 (4), 2:29 | Aug 22, 2015 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Michael Perez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:31 | May 16, 2015 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
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