George Tahdooahnippah

George Tahdooahnippah
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978
Colorado, United States
NationalityComanche Nation,[1] American
Other namesComanche Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins34
Wins by KO24
Losses3
Draws3
No contests2

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.

Early life

Tahdooahnippah 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

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.[3]

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.[4]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. ^ a b "George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Hall of Fame. North American Indigenous Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Website of "Comanche Boy" George Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  3. ^ "www.comancheboy.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  4. ^ "TSS Prospect Watch: George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.