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Shawn Estrada

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Shawn Estrada
Born (1985-04-01) April 1, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican[1]
Other namesEl Chamuko The Monster
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
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]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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14 Wins (12 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 14-0-0 United StatesTerrance Woods UD 8 (8) February 17, 2012 United StatesCollege Park Center, Arlington, Texas
Win 13-0-0 MexicoAlvaro Enriquez TKO 3 (8), 0:22 August 13, 2011 MexicoConvention Center, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win 12-0-0 United StatesByron Tyson KO 1 (6), (1:27) May 15, 2011 United StatesHome Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 11-0-0 United StatesJon Schmidt KO 1 (6), (1:48) January 28, 2011 United StatesPechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
Win 10-0-0 United StatesTony Hirsch UD 6 (6) November 8, 2010 United StatesCorrosion Hangar, Camp Lejuene, North Carolina
Win 9-0-0 United StatesNathan Bedwell TKO 1 (4), (0:28) October 7, 2010 United StatesTachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win 8-0-0 United StatesAlex Armenta TKO 1 (4), (0:57) August 13, 2010 United StatesCitizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Win 7-0-0 United StatesEddie Hunter KO 1 (4), (0:53) July 23, 2010 United StatesTachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win 6-0-0 United StatesCory Jones TKO 1 (4), (1:31) May 16, 2009 United StatesOracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win 5-0-0 United StatesNick Runningbear TKO 1 (4), (3:00) April 23, 2009 United StatesTachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win 4-0-0 United StatesOmar Coffi TKO 3 (4), (0:47) April 11, 2009 United StatesMandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-0-0 United StatesRay Craig TKO 1 (4), (1:41) March 27, 2009 United StatesNokia Theater, Los Angeles, California
Win 2-0-0 United StatesShaun Spaid TKO 1 (4), (0:43) December 13, 2008 United StatesMorongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California
Win 1-0-0 United StatesLawrence Jones KO 1 (4), (1:00) November 29, 2008 United StatesCitizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California

References

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  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. 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.
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