Shakan Pitters
Shakan Pitters (born 31 July 1989) is a British professional boxer.
Shakan Pitters | |
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
Nationality | British |
Born | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | 31 July 1989
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 13 |
Wins | 13 |
Wins by KO | 4 |
Losses | 0 |
Professional career
Pitters made his professional debut on 18 March 2017 as a cruiserweight, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Remigijus Ziausys at the Holte Suite in Villa Park, Birmingham.[2] he secured three more PTS victories in 2017; Over Jevgenijs Andrejevs in June;[3] Dmitrij Kalinovskij in September;[4] and Jiri Svacina in November.[5]
He began 2018 with a PTS win over Elvis Dube in March,[6] followed by stoppage wins over Kent Kauppinen in May[7] and Imantas Davidaitis in September.[8] In August, Pitters was announced as a contestant in the second edition of the Ultimate Boxxer tournament. The eight-man tournament was contested over 3 rounds, taking place on 2 November at the indigo at The O2 in London.[9] Pitters' first fight of the night came against Sam Smith, winning by unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 30–25 and the third scoring it 29–26.[10] Next up he defeated Georgii Bacon via second-round knockout (KO). His final fight of the night was a UD win against Dec Spelman with scores of 30–26 twice and 29–27, becoming the Ultimate Boxxer II champion.[11][12]
Following his success in the Ultimate Boxxer, Pitters kicked off 2019 with a first-round KO victory against Norbert Szekeres in March[13] and a six-round PTS win against Dmitrij Kalinovskij in May.[14] His final fight of 2019 was a rematch against newly crowned English light-heavyweight champion Dec Spelman. The bout took place on 14 September 2019 at the York Hall in London, with Pitters defeating Spelman via UD over ten rounds to capture his first professional title. All three judges scored the bout 97–92.[15]
Professional boxing record
13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 9 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | UD | 10 | 14 Sep 2019 | Won English light-heavyweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | PTS | 6 | 10 May 2019 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | KO | 1 (6), 2:30 | 29 Mar 2019 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | UD | 3 | 2 Nov 2018 | Ultimate Boxxer II – Final | ||
9 | Win | 9–0 | KO | 2 (3), 2:13 | 2 Nov 2018 | Ultimate Boxxer II – Semi-final | ||
8 | Win | 8–0 | UD | 3 | 2 Nov 2018 | Ultimate Boxxer II – Quarter-final | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 2 (4), 0:49 | 8 Sep 2018 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | KO | 1 (4), 2:04 | 19 May 2018 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | PTS | 4 | 24 Mar 2018 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | PTS | 4 | 18 Nov 2017 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | PTS | 4 | 16 Sep 2017 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | PTS | 4 | 24 Jun 2017 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | PTS | 4 | 18 Mar 2017 |
References
- "Boxing record for Shakan Pitters". BoxRec.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Remigijus Ziausys". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Jevgenijs Andrejevs". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Lockley, Mike (21 September 2017). "It's totally INDI-sputable that Sangha's something special". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Jiri Svacina". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Elvis Dube". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Lockley, Mike (24 May 2018). "Weight of expectation on Ryan Kelly now". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Powers, Adam (9 September 2020). "Amir Khan vs Samuel Vargas RESULTS: Full fight results and undercard | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Ultimate Boxxer II Press Release". Ultimate Boxxer. 28 Aug 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Sam Smith". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "BoxRec: Shakan Pitters vs. Dec Spelman". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Siza, Joseph (3 November 2018). "Shakan Pitters wins Ultimate Boxxer II – Full show report". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Lockley, Mike (4 April 2019). "Shakan Pitters is a human wrecking ball". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Lupton, James (11 May 2019). "UBIII ringside report: Punching preacher Osaze wins golden robe". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Sunny Edwards Boxes Past Guarneros Over Ten Rounds". BoxingScene.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
Boxing record for Shakan Pitters from BoxRec
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Dec Spelman |
English light-heavyweight champion 14 September 2019 – December 2019 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Dan Azeez |