Shawn Estrada

Shawn Estrada (born April 1, 1985) is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and was a U.S. Olympian at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Estrada ran for the city council in Commerce, California.[2]

Shawn Estrada
Statistics
Nickname(s)El Chamuko The Monster
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
NationalityAmerican[1]
Born (1985-04-01) April 1, 1985
East Los Angeles, CA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO14
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Early life

Raised in East Los Angeles, Estrada is the son of former 1968 Mexican Olympic team boxer Juan Estrada and the youngest of 16 siblings. He credits the sport of boxing as the force that kept him out of gangs growing up,[3]

His father had hoped to travel to the Beijing Olympics, but his failing health kept him home in Maywood. On August 17, 2008, his father died at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles.[4]

Amateur career

Estrada had an outstanding amateur record of 110-7. He won the 2000 Junior Olympic Championship at age 14 and the 2001 Pan-American Games Gold Medal, beating the top Cuban and Puerto Rican boxers in his weight class and age bracket. However, Estrada’s junior amateur career ended abruptly after his brother was killed in a gang-related shooting.[5]

In 2007, he lost to Shawn Porter but won the Olympic qualification beating highly touted Danny Jacobs twice.[6] He lost at the first American Olympic qualifier 3:13 to Carlos Góngora but won three bouts at the second qualifier.[7]

At the World Championships 2007 he defeated Israel's Artur Zlatopolski and then Japan's Ryota Murata, but was upset by Konstantin Buga of Germany 11-11.[8]

Olympic results

At the 2008 Olympics Estrada won against Argentina's Ezequiel Maderna[9] but lost to the eventual gold medalist England's James DeGale 5-11 in his second bout.

Professional career

On November 29, 2008[10] Shawn made his Pro debut with a first round K.O. of veteran boxer Lawrence Jones.[11] He's had layoffs because of back injuries[12] and then had to undergo surgery for a ruptured tendon in his hand.[13] He is also a member of Team Fight to Walk, which supports America's first clinical stem cell trial, along with other notable fighters such as Boyd Melson, Demetrius Andrade, Steve Cunningham and Deandre Latimore.

References
  1. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-17). "Mexican American Estrada making history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. "Boxer fighting to improve his community". 11 February 2011.
  3. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-07). "Growing up around L.A. Gangs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. Baxter, Kevin (2008-08-18). "Shawn's Father Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  5. Fischer, Doug (2009-05-24). "Shawn's Brother Dies". Ring Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  6. Mier, Saul (2007-08-26). "Estrada's Olympic Qualifying". Associated Press ESPN. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  7. Mulei, Alessandro (2008-04-30). "Estrada's Olympics in his Hands". Associated Press ESPN. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  8. Escobedo, Blanca (2010-03-06). "2007 World Championships". Yidio. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  9. Luevanos, Fernando (2008-10-06). "East L.A. gets a win in the Olympics". USA Boxing. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  10. Escobedo, Blanca (2008-11-30). "Pro Debut a K.O." Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  11. Harris, Boxing (2008-11-30). "East Los Angeles a K.O." Liver Puncher. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  12. Escobedo, Blanca (2009-02-02). "Back Injuries". Fight Hype. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  13. Mulei, Alessandro (2009-12-15). "Ruptured Tendon for Estrada". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
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