Shannon Courtenay
Born (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Baby Face Assassin[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[3]
Total fights9
Wins7
Wins by KO3
Losses2

Shannon Courtenay (born 3 July 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the WBA female bantamweight title between April and October 2021.

Professional career

Courtenay made her professional debut on 23 March 2019, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports[4] as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defense against Angel Moreno.[5]

One month later she defeated Roz Mari Silyanova via four-round points decision on 23 April.[6] The fight was streamed live on Sky Sports' Facebook page as part of the preliminary undercard for Dave Allen vs. Lucas Browne at The O2 Arena, London.[7][8] In June, she stopped Valerija Sepetovska by technical knockout (TKO) at 1 minute 16 seconds in the second-round of a scheduled six-round bout held at the York Hall.[9] Her next fight was a four-round points win over Jasmina Nad on 26 October as part of the undercard for the Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis world title fight, held at The O2 Arena.[10] Courtenay's final fight of 2019 came on 19 December, scoring a fifth-round TKO over Buchra El Quaissi at the York Hall.[11]

Her first fight of 2020 came against Rachel Ball on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. In a fight which saw Courtenay dropped to the canvas by a left hook in the first round, she went on to suffer her first professional defeat, losing on points over eight rounds, with the referee scoring the bout 77–75.[12]

She bounced back from defeat with a TKO victory against Dorota Norek in December,[13] before facing Ebanie Bridges for the vacant WBA female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 10 April 2021 at the Copper Box Arena. In a fight which saw Courtenay hurt her opponent with a right hand in the fifth round while also causing Bridges' eye to close through swelling by the ninth, Courtenay emerged victorious via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third judge scored it 97–94.[14]

In July it was announced that Courtenay will make the first defence of her title against Jamie Mitchell on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport Headquarters.[15] The fight was postponed after Courtenay suffered an injury in training and was forced to withdraw.[16] The fight was rescheduled for October 9, 2021 on Smith vs Fowler card in Liverpool, England.[17]

On 8 October 2021, Courtenay failed to make weight for her fight with Jamie Mitchell and was stripped of her WBA Bantamweight World Title.[18]

Professional boxing record

10 fights 8 wins 2 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 5 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Win 8–2 United Kingdom Gemma Ruegg PTS 8 10 Dec 2022 United Kingdom First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
9 Loss 7–2 United States Jamie Mitchell MD 10 9 Oct 2021 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8 Win 7–1 Australia Ebanie Bridges UD 10 10 Apr 2021 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant WBA female bantamweight title
7 Win 6–1 Poland Dorota Norek TKO 7 (8), 1:35 4 Dec 2020 United Kingdom The SSE Arena, London, England
6 Loss 5–1 United Kingdom Rachel Ball PTS 8 14 Aug 2020 United Kingdom Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
5 Win 5–0 Spain Buchra El Quaissi TKO 5 (6), 1:20 19 Dec 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Serbia Jasmina Nad PTS 4 26 Oct 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Latvia Valerija Sepetovska TKO 2 (6), 1:17 21 Jun 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Bulgaria Roz Mari Silyanova PTS 4 20 Apr 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Romania Cristina Busuioc PTS 4 23 Mar 2019 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England

References

  1. ↑ "Female boxing star Shannon Courtenay reveals vile messages of male trolls before blockbuster 02 fight". Female boxing star Shannon Courtenay reveals vile messages of male trolls before blockbuster 02 fight. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Shannon Courtenay: From smoking, drinking & partying to world-title dreams - BBC Sport
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Shannon Courtenay". BoxRec.
  4. ↑ "Edwards vs Moreno: Kristen Fraser welcomes future fight with Shannon Courtenay". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Edwards vs Moreno: Shannon Courtenay impresses on pro debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Nikita Ababiy, Shannon Courtenay win on Allen-Browne prelims". www.badlefthook.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "ALLEN VS. BROWNE WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER". Boxing News - Boxing, UFC and MMA News, Fight Results, Schedule, Rankings, Videos and More. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Allen-Browne: Live coverage, 1:20 pm ET". www.msn.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "JD NXTGEN: Shannon Courtenay extends unbeaten record in London". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Staff, W. B. N. (26 October 2019). "Wins for Lee Selby, Lawrence Okolie and Conor Benn at the O2 Arena". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "NXTGEN: Shannon Courtenay claims an explosive finish to debut year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Shannon Courtenay beaten by Rachel Ball for first defeat at Fight Camp". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Saunders vs Murray: Shannon Courtenay knocks out Dorota Norek". Sky Sports. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Shannon Courtenay defeats Ebanie Bridges on points to claim WBA bantamweight belt". Sky Sports. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (17 July 2021). "Shannon Courtenay defends against Jamie Mitchell on Aug 14 live on DAZN". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Christ, Scott (25 July 2021). "Shannon Courtenay injured, Aug. 14 title defense postponed". Bad Left Hook.
  17. ↑ "Shannon Courtenay: I can cause concussive one-punch KOs". FIGHTMAG. 7 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Shannon Courtenay set to be stripped of WBA title after missing weight for Mitchell fight - BBC Sport
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