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11 Facts About Shane Sutcliffe

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Shane Sutcliffe was born on June 17,1975 and is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2004.

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Shane Sutcliffe is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.

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Shane Sutcliffe had no formal amateur boxing career; after winning 22 "Toughman Contests" in Canada, he made his professional boxing debut in 1992 at the age of 17.

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Shane Sutcliffe's first fight resulted in a sixth-round decision victory over Joe Wade.

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Shane Sutcliffe won other fights by unexpected margins, including a 3-round defeat of Ray Phillips.

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In 1997, Shane Sutcliffe moved to and fought out of Montreal, Quebec, after signing a contract with International Boxing Management Interbox.

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Shane Sutcliffe's contract was then dropped by Interbox as a result.

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Shane Sutcliffe challenged Berbick again for the title on May 26,2000, in Vancouver.

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Shane Sutcliffe took over 2 years off from boxing to start a family after losing to fellow Canadian Patrice L'Heureux on November 30,2001.

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Shane Sutcliffe is what is termed a journeyman fighter, one who "journeys" to a variety of places to provide relatively easy competition for up-and-coming prospects or fading former champions.

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Shane Sutcliffe counted Tyrell Biggs, Leon Spinks, Trevor Berbick, Oleg Maskaev, Brian Nielsen, and David Tua among the opponents he faced.