Shakeel Phinn
Shakeel Phinn (born October 31, 1990) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBC–NABF and IBF North American super middleweight titles since 2019.
Shakeel Phinn | |
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Nickname(s) | The Jamaican Juggernaut |
Weight(s) | Super middleweight |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Brossard, Quebec, Canada | 31 October 1990
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Wins | 21 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Early life
Phinn was born on October 31, 1990 in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. His father, Benjamin, was an amateur boxer.[2] Phinn played running back at Champlain College Saint-Lambert,[3] where he was named team offensive MVP for the 2010–11 season.[4] He joined oneXone Boxing Gym in Saint-Hubert initially to stay conditioned and work on his footwork.[2][5] He was quickly drawn into the sport and enrolled as an amateur fighter at the gym, competing in his first amateur bout at the age of 21.[2][3] Within a year, he won the Quebec provincial championship.[2]
Professional career
Phinn made his professional debut on January 31, 2015, defeating Eddie Gates via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Gatineau, Quebec.[2] However, he lost in his second bout that April against compatriot Roody Rene on the Adonis Stevenson–Sakio Bika undercard in Quebec City.[2] After three straight victories he knocked out the third-ranked Canadian super middleweight Guillaume Tremblay-Coude in November, although he suffered the first knockdown of his career in the fight.[2] Three months later, just over a year after turning pro, he beat hometown hero Paul Bzdel in Saskatoon to win the vacant CPBC national super-middleweight title.[2][6] His unanimous decision (UD) victory headlined the first night of professional boxing held in the city in 16 years.[6] His eventual sixteen-fight winning streak would be snapped in December 2017, when he suffered his second career loss versus undefeated Mexican prospect Ramón Aguiñaga by majority decision (MD) in Montreal, falling to 16–2.[7][8]
On December 1, 2018, he faced undefeated American Dario Bredicean for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title on the Adonis Stevenson–Oleksandr Gvozdyk undercard in Quebec City, the night Stevenson suffered a life-threatening brain injury that prematurely ended his career. Phinn battled the Chicago native to a controversial majority draw – one judge scored it 98–92 in clear favor of Phinn, but was overruled by the other two who scored it 95–95.[9][10] After a win over Mexican journeyman Juan Carlos Raygosa,[11] he defeated Argentine southpaw Elio Germán Rafael on June 8, 2019 by tenth-round TKO for the vacant WBC–NABF and IBF North American super-middleweight titles.[12][13] In November he travelled to Poland to face undefeated local Mateusz Tryc, losing by UD after eight rounds for the third loss of his career.[14]
Professional boxing record
25 fights | 21 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 15 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 3 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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25 | Loss | 21–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Nov 30, 2019 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 21–2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:34 | Jun 8, 2019 | ![]() |
For vacant WBC–NABF and IBF North American super middleweight titles |
23 | Win | 20–2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 1:26 | Mar 23, 2019 | ![]() |
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22 | Draw | 19–2–1 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Dec 1, 2018 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:30 | Oct 20, 2018 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 18–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 0:39 | Jun 9, 2018 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 17–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Apr 19, 2018 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 16–2 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | Dec 7, 2017 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | Sep 28, 2017 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Aug 19, 2017 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 1:18 | Jun 15, 2017 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
DQ | 10 (10), 1:45 | Mar 30, 2017 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | Feb 9, 2017 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (8) | Dec 10, 2016 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 0:53 | Oct 15, 2016 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:01 | Sep 3, 2016 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | May 24, 2016 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8), 1:45 | Apr 12, 2016 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 27, 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant CPBC national super middleweight title |
6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (6) | Nov 20, 2015 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:21 | Dec 18, 2015 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Aug 11, 2015 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Jul 9, 2015 | ![]() |
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2 | Loss | 1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Apr 4, 2015 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 1:27 | Jan 31, 2015 | ![]() |
Personal life
He co-owns the Donnybrook Boxing Gym in LaSalle, Montreal with fellow pro fighter Ian MacKillop.[5] Within a year of its opening, it housed more professional fighters than any other gym in the country.[5]
References
- "Boxing record for Shakeel Phinn". BoxRec.
- "Shakeel Phinn is Super Middleweight Champ". Montreal Community Contact. March 7, 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Zurkowsky, Herb (March 31, 2017). "Brossard's Phinn moves to 13-1". Montreal Gazette. PressReader. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "Football Awards". Champlain College Saint-Lambert. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Proietti, Alessia (February 23, 2019). "Donnybrook Boxing Gym a small space with a big punch of passion". The Suburban. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- Rice, Don (February 29, 2016). "Pro boxing's back: Saturday fight card raises hopes for future". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Mexico's Ramon Aguinaga wins on Canadian soil". boxingtalk.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Paquin, Francis (December 7, 2017). "Phinn surpris par Aguinaga lors d'un gala présenté jeudi au Casino de Montréal" (in French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Carbert, Michael (March 25, 2019). "Back In The Win Column". The Fight City. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ""I'm not taking him lightly": Shakeel Phinn Expects Good Fight from Raygosa on Saturday". Canadian Boxiana. March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- "Shakeel Phinn sauve la mise au casino". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). March 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- Rebner, Jamie (June 10, 2019). "Grand Prix Gala: Big Win For Shak". The Fight City. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "Two more belts for Shakeel The Jamaican Juggernaut Phinn". Montreal Community Contact. June 18, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- Cloutier, Richard (December 2, 2019). "La boxe au fil de la semaine #269 – l'actualité vue par Richard Cloutier". Monsieur Boxe Richard Cloutier (in French). Retrieved July 24, 2020.