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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.
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
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- High school
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School
Awards & achievements
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
- IBF World Welterweight Champion
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Shawn Porter born?
Born October 27, 1987 (age 38).
Where is Shawn Porter from?
Shawn Porter is from Akron, Ohio, United States.
What does Shawn Porter do?
Shawn Porter works as boxer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.