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Public records list Shawn Porter as a boxer. Shawn Porter was born on October 27, 1987 in Akron, Ohio, United States. That works out to 38 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Stow-Munroe Falls High School. Recorded honors include WBC World Welterweight Champion and IBF World Welterweight Champion.
My Take
Shawn Porter is the kind of fighter who makes you lean forward in your seat — a relentless pressure boxer out of Akron, Ohio who never gave his opponents a comfortable moment. I've always respected how he parlayed a hard-nosed amateur career into legitimate world titles at welterweight, capturing the IBF strap in 2013 and the WBC belt in 2018. What makes Porter interesting isn't just the aggression but the intelligence behind it; he fought Errol Spence, Danny Garcia, and Terence Crawford — basically the murderers' row of modern welterweights — and went the distance or damn near it every time. He retired in 2021 and transitioned into boxing commentary, which honestly suits him; a guy who fought that many elite opponents has a lot of credible things to say.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shawn Porter
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・ポーター
- Reading
- しょーん・ぽーたー
- Born
- October 27, 1987 (age 38)
- Origin
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School
Awards & achievements
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
- IBF World Welterweight Champion
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://shawnporterpromotions.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/showtimeshawnp/
- Xhttps://x.com/ShowtimeShawnP
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn%20Porter
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7491446
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shawn Porter born?
Shawn Porter was born on October 27, 1987 and is 38 years old.
Where is Shawn Porter from?
Shawn Porter is from Akron, Ohio, United States.
What does Shawn Porter do?
Shawn Porter works as boxer.
Which high school did Shawn Porter attend?
Shawn Porter attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School.
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