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.
Overview
Shawn Christian Porter (born October 27, 1987) is an American sports commentator and former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2021. He was a two-time welterweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2013 to 2014 and the WBC title from 2018 to 2019. Porter was particularly known for his aggressive pressure fighting style, physical strength, chin, and high workrate.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
- IBF World Welterweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.