Steve McKinnon
Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland) is an Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the current WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World Champion.[1]
Steve McKinnon | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 23 November 1976
Other names | The Smashing Machine, God of War |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 95.5 kg (211 lb; 15.04 st) |
Division | Heavyweight Cruiserweight |
Style | Muay Thai, shotokan karate |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Sydney |
Team | Bulldog Gym |
Trainer | Stuart Mckinnon |
Rank | Black belt in Shotokan |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 56 |
Wins | 48 |
By knockout | 30 |
Losses | 8 |
Career
McKinnon began his training in his father's Karate school, Torakan, at the age of 4 in Shotokan Karate, attaining his black belt, fighting and winning Karate tournaments before he began his kickboxing career at 16. He faced many notable opponents such as Ashwin Balrak, Paul Slowinski, Nathan Corbett and Ramazan Ramazanov.
McKinnon was set to face Nenad Pagonis at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy,[2] but his opponent changed to Michael Duut, whom he lost to via a unanimous decision.[3][4][5] He then competed in the eight-man tournament at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013[6][7] and lost against Filip Verlinden by decision in the quarter-finals.[8][9][10]
Titles
- 2008 WBC Muaythai World Super Cruiserweight Champion.
- ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title
- IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title
- New South Wales Muaythai Title
Kickboxing record
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48 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 8 Losses'
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
References
- "WBC title fight".
- Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20".
- Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 7 Milan Live Results".
- GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates Archived 14 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 9 New York Gets Ghita vs. Guidon, Valtellini vs. Ambang".
- Walsh, Dave. "Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far".
- Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament Archived 27 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Walsh, Dave. "GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates".