Shane Campbell
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Shane "Shaolin" Campbell is a Canadian welterweight
Muay Thai
kickboxer, fighting out of Iron Muay Thai Gym in Stoney Creek, Ontario
. He is a former W.K.A.
Muaythai world champion and current W.M.A. Muaythai middleweight world champion. Widely appreciated as the best middleweight
kickboxer in North America
for the past couple of years, Shane has recently been focusing on MMA
.
aged sixteen. He had his first pro fight at 18, joining the joining the Iron Muay Thai Gym in Edmonton, Alberta
, but would continue to fight on both the professional and amateur circuits up until 2007. A very talented prospect Shane was dominant on the domestic Muay Thai scene picking up first the Ontario and then the national C.A.M.T.A.O. (Canadian Amateur Muay Thai Association of Ontario) titles in his early years. Too much for the local circuit Campbell headed south across the border into the United States
were he won the I.U.K.A. Mid West American Muay Thai title in 2005 and then the W.K.A.
North American title at the beginning of 2006.
In 2006 Shane would have several more title fights in the United States, losing to Justin Greskiewicz by decision at the U.S.K.B.A. Action Sports World Championships by gaining revenge by beating the same fighter in a rematch at the end of the year to claim the W.M.F. North American title. These title victories led to Shane being called up to represent Canada
at the 2007 W.M.F. Muay Thai world championships in Bangkok, Thailand. At the championships Campbell managed to reach the final of the junior middleweight section by found his opponent from Belarus
, five time amateur world champion Vitaly Gurkov
, too strong and had to make do with a silver medal.
Just after the world championships, Shane faced the Dutch
based Congolese
kickboxer Chris Ngimbi
who travelled across from the Netherlands to contest for the vacant W.K.A.
world title. After five rounds Campbell was crowned the new W.K.A. world champion having won a hotly contested majority decision
victory. His reign did not last long, however, as Ngimbi returned to the states in September of that year, winning the rematch and Campbell's belt. After his fights with Ngimbi, Shane left North America for a new challenge, spending the next few years in Europe
and Asia
fighting top tier fighters such as Warren Stevelmans
, Dmitry Valent
and Joerie Mes
. He would also win another world title in 2009, this one with the W.M.A., beating outmatched opponent Farnam Mirzai by technical knockout. In 2010 Shane was invited to take part in the Enfusion reality show involving eighteen of the some of the world's top Muaythai fighters with a first place prize of $40,000. Campbell won his first elimination fight at the training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand but was unable to qualify for the final 4 in Lisbon
in his second match, losing to Pajonsuk
. Since 2008 Shane has increasingly become involved in Mixed Martial Arts
and has recently signed up with Agression MMA having had some early success in the sport.
| Loss
|4-1
|
Dave Mazany
| Decision (Unanimous)
| AMMA 6 - Edmonton
| 2010-12-03
| 3
| 5:00
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|4-0
| Tony Hervey
| Decision (Split)
| Awada Combat Club - ERA Fight Night
| 2010-12-03
| 3
| 5:00
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|3-0
|
Leo Constant
| TKO (Punches)
| Heat XC 6 - Bragging Rights
| 2010-10-15
| 1
| 0:34
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|2-0
| Sean Sivell
| KO
| Iroquois - MMA Championships 5
| 2010-09-27
| 1
| 2:36
| Koh Samui, Thailand
|
|-
| Win
|1-0
| Alain Sylvester
| Decision (Unanimous)
| Iroquois - MMA Championships 4
| 2008-06-21
| 5
|
| Ontario, Canada
|
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
kickboxer, fighting out of Iron Muay Thai Gym in Stoney Creek, Ontario
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Stoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
. He is a former W.K.A.
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
Muaythai world champion and current W.M.A. Muaythai middleweight world champion. Widely appreciated as the best middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
kickboxer in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
for the past couple of years, Shane has recently been focusing on MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
.
Biography/Career
Born on January 21, 1988, Shane grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario and started kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
aged sixteen. He had his first pro fight at 18, joining the joining the Iron Muay Thai Gym in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, but would continue to fight on both the professional and amateur circuits up until 2007. A very talented prospect Shane was dominant on the domestic Muay Thai scene picking up first the Ontario and then the national C.A.M.T.A.O. (Canadian Amateur Muay Thai Association of Ontario) titles in his early years. Too much for the local circuit Campbell headed south across the border into the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
were he won the I.U.K.A. Mid West American Muay Thai title in 2005 and then the W.K.A.
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
North American title at the beginning of 2006.
In 2006 Shane would have several more title fights in the United States, losing to Justin Greskiewicz by decision at the U.S.K.B.A. Action Sports World Championships by gaining revenge by beating the same fighter in a rematch at the end of the year to claim the W.M.F. North American title. These title victories led to Shane being called up to represent Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
at the 2007 W.M.F. Muay Thai world championships in Bangkok, Thailand. At the championships Campbell managed to reach the final of the junior middleweight section by found his opponent from Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, five time amateur world champion Vitaly Gurkov
Vitaly Gurkov
Vitaly Gurkov , sometimes spelt as Vitaly Hurkou, is a Belarusian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time amateur Muay Thai world champion and is the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Vitaly has...
, too strong and had to make do with a silver medal.
Just after the world championships, Shane faced the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
based Congolese
Congolese
Congoese may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the Republic of the Congo in Africa, located west of the Congo River* Something of, from, or related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, through which the Congo River flows...
kickboxer Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
who travelled across from the Netherlands to contest for the vacant W.K.A.
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
world title. After five rounds Campbell was crowned the new W.K.A. world champion having won a hotly contested majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
victory. His reign did not last long, however, as Ngimbi returned to the states in September of that year, winning the rematch and Campbell's belt. After his fights with Ngimbi, Shane left North America for a new challenge, spending the next few years in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
fighting top tier fighters such as Warren Stevelmans
Warren Stevelmans
Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.-Biography and career:...
, Dmitry Valent
Dmitry Valent
Dmitry 'Black Valet' Valent is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight/super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is a ten time amateur and professional world champion who is known for his vicious elbows and explosive KO power...
and Joerie Mes
Joerie Mes
Joerie "The Shark" Mes is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history.-Biography and...
. He would also win another world title in 2009, this one with the W.M.A., beating outmatched opponent Farnam Mirzai by technical knockout. In 2010 Shane was invited to take part in the Enfusion reality show involving eighteen of the some of the world's top Muaythai fighters with a first place prize of $40,000. Campbell won his first elimination fight at the training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand but was unable to qualify for the final 4 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in his second match, losing to Pajonsuk
Pajonsuk
Pajonsuk is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai-kickboxer fighting out of Superpro Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium and x3 time world Muaythai champion...
. Since 2008 Shane has increasingly become involved in Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and has recently signed up with Agression MMA having had some early success in the sport.
Titles
- 2009 W.M.A. World Muaythai champion
- 2007 W.K.A.World Kickboxing AssociationThe World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
World Muaythai champion - 2007 W.M.F. World Championships
-71 kg - 2006 W.M.F. North American Muaythai champion
- 2006 W.K.A.World Kickboxing AssociationThe World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
North American Muaythai champion - 2005 I.U.K.A. Mid West American Muaythai champion
- C.A.M.T.A.O. Canadian Muaythai champion
- C.A.M.T.A.O. Ontario Muaythai champion
Kickboxing Record
| Kickboxing Record | |
|---|---|
Legend: |
|
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|4-1
|
Dave Mazany| Decision (Unanimous)
| AMMA 6 - Edmonton
| 2010-12-03
| 3
| 5:00
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|4-0
|
Tony Hervey| Decision (Split)
| Awada Combat Club - ERA Fight Night
| 2010-12-03
| 3
| 5:00
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|3-0
|
Leo Constant| TKO (Punches)
| Heat XC 6 - Bragging Rights
| 2010-10-15
| 1
| 0:34
| Edmonton, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|2-0
|
Sean Sivell| KO
| Iroquois - MMA Championships 5
| 2010-09-27
| 1
| 2:36
| Koh Samui, Thailand
|
|-
| Win
|1-0
|
Alain Sylvester| Decision (Unanimous)
| Iroquois - MMA Championships 4
| 2008-06-21
| 5
|
| Ontario, Canada
|
See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of K-1 events
- List of It's Showtime events