George Tahdooahnippah

George Tahdooahnippah
Statistics
Real name George Tahdooahnippah
Nickname(s) Comanche Boy
Weight(s) Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality United States American
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978
Colorado, United States
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 42
Wins 34
Wins by KO 24
Losses 3
Draws 3
No contests 2

George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah (born December 3, 1978) is an American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and is the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental America's middleweight and Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Champion. He also works as an environment and Diabetes specialist.[1]

Early life

Tahdooahnippah is an American Indian and a member of the Comanche and Choctaw nations. He won the honor as a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American, placing 7th in the United States. He also represented Oklahoma as an "Oklahoma All Star" and toured Japan before receiving a full wrestling scholarship to Delaware State University.[2]

Kickboxer

At the age of 23, he became an amateur kickboxer, winning the North Texas Light Heavyweight title. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 "Sansho-Kickboxing World Championships". He participated in the Original Toughman competition, where he won the light heavyweight championship.

Professional boxing career

He did not have his first professional boxing match until age 25. He eventually teamed with manager Bobby Dobbs, and has thus far been undefeated in his boxing career. He has worked with world class trainers such as Shadeed Suluki and David Vaughn. He currently trains at the Mad Man Boxing Gym in Elgin, OK.[3]

NABC Super Middleweight Championship

On September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship.[4]

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (21 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win28-0-1United States Jimmy Holmes KO1st (2:28) of 10July 16, 2011OklahomaComanche Nation Casino, Lawton, Oklahomavacant WBC Continental America's championship
Win27-0-1United States Thomas Longacre UD6 of 6February 25, 2011OklahomaHard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win26-0-1Mexico Eloy Suarez UD6 of 6January 13, 2011OklahomaRemington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win25-0-1United States Steve Walker TKO2 (0:37) of 6November 12, 2010OklahomaHard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win24-0-1United States Dezi Ford TKO1 (2:59) of 6July 8, 2010OklahomaRemington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win23-0-1United States Dave Saunders UD6 of 6April 22, 2010OklahomaCrowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma

References

  1. ↑ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/George_Tahdooahnippah
  2. ↑ http://comancheboy.com/biocb.html
  3. ↑ "www.comancheboy.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  4. ↑ "TSS Prospect Watch: George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.
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