Shawn O’Sullivan
- January 10, 2024
- Boxer
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Shawn O'Sullivan Biography
| Name | Shawn O'Sullivan |
| Birthday | May 9 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto |
| Home Town | Ontario |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Michael O’Sullivan |
Shawn O'Sullivan is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on May 9, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. O’Sullivan left boxing in 1988 following two consecutive losses against Luis Santana and Donovan Boucher However, he launched two comebacks that were short-lived in the year 1991 and 1996. He retired in 1997 , with a his record at 23-5-0 including 16 knockouts. In his career, four of his five defeats were knockouts.
In May of 2007 the apartment of O’Sullivan was broken into, and thieves took away nine rings. They included the world championship ring, which has the diamond symbolizing another title that he won in 1981 and 1983 and a ring that were from those of the Commonwealth Games; one from his high school, St. Mike’s, located in Toronto and the Canadian championship rings; a low-cost childhood ring with the initials of his father, S.O.S. and a cladddagh-style band, sporting the Irish image of two hands cradling an open heart and crowned with the crown. After his retirement from boxing, O’Sullivan has been diagnosed with brain damage as the result of a series of head injuries in his famed boxing career. On February 10, 2010, O’Sullivan carried the 2010 Olympic torch for a distance across Vancouver. He currently lives in Belleville, Ontario.
In the gold medal bout with Frank Tate, O’Sullivan took Tate to two standing- eight-counts in the second round (and nearly a third as the round ended), but the judges unanimously gave the decision to Tate. O’Sullivan dominated the second round; however, four of the judges (Keith Walker of New Zealand, Han Dong Jin of South Korea, Noureddine Addala of Tunisia and Muili Ojo of Nigeria) gave Tate the round by the slim margin of 20-19.
O’Sullivan started his career in the same year and was able to win his first 11 fights in the weight class of welterweight. He lost his 12th bout to the future title holder Simon Brown by TKO in the 3rd round of 1986 at the Toronto’s Exhibition Place. The fight was broadcast across Canada and the United States by NBC. O’Sullivan suffered a hand injury during the first round. However, He was clearly outclassed Brown, who is more experienced. Brown. O’Sullivan had surgery later to fix a knuckle joint tear.
Shawn O'Sullivan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shawn O'Sullivan is one of the richest Boxer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shawn O'Sullivan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Shawn O’Sullivan (born May 9 1962, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian boxer who took home medals during the World Amateur Championships in 1981 and also the silver light middleweight gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Prior to into the in the 1984 Olympics, O’Sullivan and fellow Canadian Willie de Wit were each favored to win gold medals in their respective classes: de Wit as a heavyweight, and O’Sullivan as an intermediate weight.
On September 24, 2015, O’Sullivan was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in Toronto.
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