George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah (born December 3, 1978) is a Native 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 | Comanche Nation,[1] 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
editTahdooahnippah is a citizen of the Comanche Nation[1] and of Choctaw descent.
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.[2]
Kickboxer
editAt 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
editHe 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.[3]
NABC Super Middleweight Championship
editOn September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship.[4]
Professional boxing record
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References
edit- ^ a b "George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Hall of Fame. North American Indigenous Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Website of "Comanche Boy" George Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "www.comancheboy.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
- ^ "TSS Prospect Watch: George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.
External links
edit- Official website archived from the original.
- Boxing record for George Tahdooahnippah from BoxRec (registration required)