Shane McPhilbin is a British former

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who competed from 2009 to 2014. He held the

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cruiserweight title in 2012.

Career

From

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, McPhilbin's professional career started in 2009. In October 2010 he competed in the

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tournament, losing to Michael Sprott in the

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semi-final. He beat Rhys Davies in June 2011 to take the vacant Midlands-area heavyweight title and in January 2012 challenged Leon Williams for his British cruiserweight title; McPhilbin won with a 12th round stoppage to become British champion. He lost the title in his first defence against

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two months later on points, despite putting Maccarinelli down twice. Maccarinelli was ordered to give McPhilbin an immediate rematch due to timekeeping errors, with round 1 ended 47 seconds early after Maccarinelli had been knocked down, but vacated the title after a doping violation and McPhilbin fought for it again in October against Jon-Lewis Dickinson, losing to a unanimous points verdict. In January 2013, McPhilbin fought Chris Keane for the vacant Midlands-area cruiserweight title, losing in the third round after being knocked down three times. Three defeats (including a loss to

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) and a draw followed before he challenged for the vacant Midlands-area heavyweight title, this time against Paul Butlin, losing after being disqualified in the fourth round for hitting on the break.Boxing: Butlin gets his hands on crown
, ''

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'', 24 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015

References

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Career record
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