Shakiel Thompson
Shakiel Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1997[1] |
| Other names | Dr Steel[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
Shakiel Thompson (born 19 April 1997) is an English professional boxer. He has held the IBF European and WBO Global middleweight titles since April 2024.
Career
[edit]Thompson made his professional boxing debut at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Sheffield on 12 October 2018, stopping Geiboord Omier just 42 seconds into the first of their scheduled four-round contest.[3]
Having amassed a perfect record of 11 wins from 11 pro-fights, he claimed the vacant IBF European and WBO Global middleweight titles with an eighth round stoppage win over Bulgarian boxer Vladimir Georgiev at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on 20 April 2024.[4][5]
Thompson made the first defense of his titles against River Wilson-Bent at Park Community Arena in Sheffield on 27 September 2024. He knocked his opponent to the canvas four times before the referee halted the bout in the third round.[6][7]
Returning to Park Community Arena for his next outing, he stopped David Benitez in the fourth round of a non-title eight-round contest on 7 February 2025.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Shakiel Thompson". tapology.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Boxing record for Shakiel Thompson". BoxRec.
- ^ "Boxing: Impressive debut tonight for Sheffield prospect Shakiel Thompson and a win for Waleed Din". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Sheffield's Shak Thompson proves his attack is good enough to see him on the world stage". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Vladimir Georgiev put up a decent fight but lost to Shakeil Thompson in Rotherham". Sport Bulgaria. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Shakiel Thompson knocks out River Wilson-Bent in three rounds". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Hughie Fury and Shakiel Thompson gather further momentum". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Shakiel Thompson Stops David Benitez In DAZN Main Event; Shakan Pitters Batters Opponent In Two". The Ring. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Shakiel Thompson stops David Benitez in four one-sided rounds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 May 2025.