Shannan Taylor (born 12 May 1972) is an Australian former professional boxer.
Shannan was trained from his teens in boxing. His training mainly took place at the Bulli PCYC in the boxing room, on the second floor of the building.
In October 2011, he defeated Thailand's Sintung Kietbusaba in his home town of Wollongong to claim the vacant Middleweight world championship of the lightly regarded World Boxing Foundation (WBF). Anthony Mundine had taken the title from him in 2009.
Taylor's best-known fight was a 2001 bout against "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on 10 March 2001, for the WBC welterweight title, although Mosley won, retaining the title.
On 28 November 2011, Taylor was admitted to hospital in Wollongong in a critical condition after a heroin overdose. He regained consciousness after a week in an induced coma.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationMore65Win52–10–3 Sintung KietbusabaKO4 (12), 7 Oct 2011 64Loss51–10–3 Serge YannickSD1213 May 2011 63Win51–9–3 Tim KanofskiUD1226 Mar 2011 62Loss50–9–3 Junior TalipeauUD831 Oct 2010 61Win50–8–3 Ben CostelloTKO1 (8), 2 Jun 2010 60Loss49–8–3 Les SherringtonTKO5 (12), 27 Nov 2009 59Win49–7–3 Athit PraditphonKO1 (12), 29 May 2009 58Loss48–7–3 Anthony MundineUD1211 Feb 2009 57Win48–6–3 Dondon SultanTKO12 (12), 31 Oct 2008 56Win47–6–3 Thongtip PosriKO3 (12), 11 Jul 2008 55Win46–6–3 Andreas SeranKO8 (12), 6 Jun 2008 54Draw45–6–3 Sonni Michael AngeloTD1 (12), 14 Sep 2007 53Win45–6–2 Kiattisak KuarwanKO6 (10), 26 Jul 2007 52Win44–6–2 Dechapon SuwunnalirdTKO4 (12), 17 Mar 2007 51Win43–6–2 Nonoy GonzalesRTD6 (12), 15 Dec 2006 50Loss42–6–2 Ian MacKillopTKO6 (12), 21 Jul 2006 49Loss42–5–2 Arthur AbrahamUD124 Mar 2006 48Loss42–4–2 Raymond JovalTKO10 (12), 27 Nov 2005 47Win42–3–2 Sergio Ernesto AcunaTKO7 (10)1 Jul 2005 46Win41–3–2 Ruben Silva DiazTKO3 (12), 23 Feb 2005 45Win40–3–2 Plaisakda BoonmalertKO2 (12), 17 Dec 2004 44Win39–3–2 Sergio Ernesto AcunaTKO8 (12), 24 Sep 2004 43Win38–3–2 Walter CrucceUD1225 Jun 2004 42Win37–3–2 Paulo Alejandro SanchezUD127 Mar 2004 41Win36–3–2 Ian McLeodRTD5 (12), 5 Dec 2003 40Win35–3–2 Oscar Daniel VelizUD1231 Oct 2003 39Win34–3–2 Marcelo Alejandro RodriguezTKO11 (12)19 Sep 2003 38Win33–3–2 Sikat PasaribuKO2 (10)22 Aug 2003 37Win32–3–2 Marc Bargero1211 Apr 2003 36Draw31–3–2 Marc Bargero6 (12)21 Feb 2003 35Win31–3–1 Mamurat AliKO1 (12)9 Oct 2002 34Win30–3–1 Harmen AjadatoTKO9 (12)19 Jul 2002 33Loss29–3–1 Richard WilliamsTKO4 (12), 1 Dec 2001 32Loss29–2–1 Julian HollandTKO7 (12), 17 Aug 2001 31Win29–1–1 Bert BadoKO1 (10)13 Jul 2001 30Loss28–1–1 Shane Mosley6 (12), 10 Mar 2001 29Win28–0–1 Nick RupaTKO8 (10)25 Aug 2000 28Win27–0–1 Charles WhittakerUD1017 Jun 2000 27Win26–0–1 Sean SullivanPTS1015 Apr 2000 26Win25–0–1 Gary MurrayKO4 (10)11 Feb 2000 25Win24–0–1 Lonny BeasleyKO3 (10)9 Jul 1999 24Win23–0–1 Walter Fabian SaporitiTKO1 (10)16 Apr 1999 23Win22–0–1 Suk Hyun YoonTD6 (12)25 Sep 1998 22Win21–0–1 Jose Luis BenitezUD1021 May 1998 21Win20–0–1 Antonio RiveraKO1 (10), 27 Feb 1998 20Win19–0–1 Carlos Alberto MalagaKO3 (10), 7 Nov 1997 19Win18–0–1 Viktor BaranovUD1018 Jul 1997 18Win17–0–1 Sean SullivanPTS104 Apr 1997 17Win16–0–1 Jake RodríguezKO3 (10)21 Dec 1996 16Win15–0–1 Theodore CarradineKO1 (10), 30 Jul 1996 15Draw14–0–1 Corey JohnsonPTS1030 Mar 1996 14Win14–0 Livingstone BrambleKO1 (10), 27 Nov 1995 13Win13–0 Willy WiseTKO2 (10)25 Sep 1995 12Win12–0 Dwayne SwiftKO3 (10)31 Jul 1995 11Win11–0 Buck Smith6 (10)29 May 1995 10Win10–0 Ilaitia VakaTKO4 (10)2 Dec 1994 9Win9–0 Alberto MaChongKO3 (10)19 Oct 1994 8Win8–0 Monty BhanaTKO2 (10), 9 Jul 1994 7Win7–0 Pita TabuaruaKO1 (10)16 Mar 1994 6Win6–0 Bert Navarez1022 Jan 1994 5Win5–0 Luis Maysonet1026 Nov 1993 4Win4–0 Larry Sarmiento2 (10)11 Sep 1993 3Win3–0 Shane Riley10 (12), 12 Feb 1993 2Win2–0 Brian WilliamsTKO8 (10), 13 Nov 1992 1Win1–0 Darrell Hiles2 (10)10 Jul 1992
References
External links Shannan Taylor on BoxRec