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
Anthony Mundine Jr. (born 21 May 1975) is an Australian former professional boxer and rugby league footballer. In boxing he competed from 2000 to 2021, and held the WBA super-middleweight title twice between 2003 and 2008. He also held the I ...
had taken the title from him in 2009.
Taylor's best-known fight was a 2001 bout against
"Sugar" Shane Mosley in
Las Vegas
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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
References
External links
Shannan Taylor on BoxRec
1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Wollongong
Middleweight boxers
Australian male boxers
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