Hanshaw was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996. A naturally left-handed boxer who fights from the right-handed stance, he beat Sechew Powell,
Kelly Pavlik
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Sergio Mora
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, but lost to Jermain Taylor.
Just before the 2000 Olympic trials, his father had an accident at work and died. Hanshaw did not qualify. He won the 1998 welterweight Golden Gloves and was 2000 U.S. National champion at 156 pounds.
His record was 300-22.
Professional career
Hanshaw turned professional in 2000, as a super middleweight, under powerful
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and started very actively with 11 fights in his first year as a professional. The ''
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'' magazine featured him early on. He fought a credible opponent in July 2001 in previously undefeated middleweight Kingsley Ikeke and was awarded the narrow decision. Ikeke later had an IBF title shot at middleweight.
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(19-1) and Lafarrell Bunteng (16-1-1). On January 5, 2007, he fought to a draw with undefeated Frenchman
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Roy Jones Jr.
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took place on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, at a catch weight of 175 lb. Jones Jr. won the bout by decision after dropping Hanshaw in the 11th round.
Andre Dirrell
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Roy Jones Jr.
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Jean-Paul Mendy
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History
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Lafarrell Bunting
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Professional career
Known as "Fabulous Fairway", Bunting began his professional career in 2001, and fought in the ShoBox Super Middleweight eliminator tourname ...
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Esteban Camou Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend ...
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke (born February 25, 1973) is a US-based Nigerian professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He lost to Anthony Hanshaw on points, KOd Antwun Echols but was KOd by Armenia's Arthur Abraham in the fifth round for the vacant ...
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Canton Civic Center
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Canton, Ohio
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Celeste Center
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Columbus, Ohio
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Auburn Hills, Michigan
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Bally's Park Place
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Mohegan Sun
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It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut, ...
Secaucus, New Jersey
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