George Tahdooahnippah
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 | |
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| Born | December 3, 1978 Colorado, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Comanche Boy |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight Super Middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 2 |
Early life
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.
Kickboxer
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
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.
NABC Super Middleweight Championship
On September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
- Official website archived from the original.
- Boxing record for George Tahdooahnippah from BoxRec (registration required)
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