George Tahdooahnippah

Summary

George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah (born December 3, 1978) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC Continental Americas middleweight and Native American Boxing Council super middleweight titles. He also works as an environment and Diabetes specialist.

George Tahdooahnippah
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978 (age 45)
Colorado, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesComanche Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins34
Wins by KO24
Losses3
Draws3
No contests2

Early life edit

Tahdooahnippah is a member of the Comanche Nation and is also Choctaw. 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.[1]

Kickboxer edit

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 edit

He did not have his first professional boxing match until age 25. He eventually teamed with manager Bobby Dobbs. 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.[2]

NABC Super Middleweight Championship edit

On September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship.[3]

Professional boxing record edit

28 Wins (21 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 28-0-1   Jimmy Holmes KO 1st (2:28) of 10 July 16, 2011  Comanche Nation Casino, Lawton, Oklahoma vacant WBC Continental Americas title
Win 27-0-1   Thomas Longacre UD 6 of 6 February 25, 2011  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 26-0-1   Eloy Suarez UD 6 of 6 January 13, 2011  Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 25-0-1   Steve Walker TKO 2 (0:37) of 6 November 12, 2010  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 24-0-1   Dezi Ford TKO 1 (2:59) of 6 July 8, 2010  Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 23-0-1   Dave Saunders UD 6 of 6 April 22, 2010  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma

References edit

  1. ^ "Official Website of "Comanche Boy" George Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  2. ^ "www.comancheboy.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  3. ^ "TSS Prospect Watch: George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.

External links edit

  • Official website archived from the original.
  • Boxing record for George Tahdooahnippah from BoxRec (registration required)