George Tahdooahnippah
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George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah (born December 3, 1978) is an undefeated American Indian
professional boxer
in the Super Middleweight
division and is the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental America's middleweight and Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight
Champion.
. He also represented Oklahoma
as an "Oklahoma All Star" and toured Japan
before receiving a full wrestling scholarship to Delaware State University
.
title. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 "Sansho-Kickboxing World Championships". He participated in the Original Toughman competition, where he won the light heavyweight championship.
Championship.
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| Win || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
Jimmy Holmes
|KO || 1st (2:28) of 10 || July 16, 2011 || align=left|
Comanche Nation Casino, Lawton
, Oklahoma
||vacant WBC Continental America's championship
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| Win || 27-0-1 ||align=left| Thomas Longacre
|UD || 6 of 6 || February 25, 2011 || align=left| Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| Win || 26-0-1 ||align=left|
Eloy Suarez
|UD || 6 of 6 || January 13, 2011 || align=left| Remington Park, Oklahoma City
, Oklahoma
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|Win || 25-0-1 || align=left| Steve Walker
|TKO || 2 (0:37) of 6|| November 12, 2010 || align=left| Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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|Win || 24-0-1 || align=left| Dezi Ford
|TKO || 1 (2:59) of 6|| July 8, 2010 || align=left| Remington Park, Oklahoma City
, Oklahoma
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|Win || 23-0-1 || align=left| Dave Saunders
|UD || 6 of 6 || April 22, 2010 || align=left| Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
division and is the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental America's middleweight and Native American Boxing Council Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
Champion.
Early life
Tahdooahnippah won the honor as a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American, placing 7th in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He also represented Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
as an "Oklahoma All Star" and toured Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
before receiving a full wrestling scholarship to Delaware State University
Delaware State University
Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
.
Kickboxer
At the age of 23, he became an amateur kickboxer, winning the North Texas Light HeavyweightLight heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
title. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 "Sansho-Kickboxing World Championships". He participated in the Original Toughman competition, where he won the light heavyweight championship.
Professional boxing career
He didn't have his first professional boxing match until age 25. He eventually teamed with manager Bobby Dobbs, and has thus far been undefeated in his boxing career. He has worked with world class trainers such as Shadeed Suluki and David Vaughn. He currently trains at the Mad Man Boxing Gym in Elgin, OK.NABC Super Middleweight Championship
On September 12, 2008, Tahdooahnippah defeated Jonathan Corn with a seventh round TKO to win the vacant Native American Boxing Council Super MiddleweightSuper middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
Championship.
Professional boxing record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|28 Wins (21 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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| Win || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
Jimmy Holmes|KO || 1st (2:28) of 10 || July 16, 2011 || align=left|
Comanche Nation Casino, LawtonLawton
-Places:United States:* Lawton, Iowa* Lawton, Michigan* Lawton, North Dakota* Lawton, Oklahoma* Lawton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Fayette County* Lawton, Wisconsin...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
||vacant WBC Continental America's championship
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| Win || 27-0-1 ||align=left|
Thomas Longacre|UD || 6 of 6 || February 25, 2011 || align=left|
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, OklahomaOklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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| Win || 26-0-1 ||align=left|
Eloy Suarez|UD || 6 of 6 || January 13, 2011 || align=left|
Remington Park, Oklahoma CityOklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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|Win || 25-0-1 || align=left|
Steve Walker|TKO || 2 (0:37) of 6|| November 12, 2010 || align=left|
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
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|Win || 24-0-1 || align=left|
Dezi Ford|TKO || 1 (2:59) of 6|| July 8, 2010 || align=left|
Remington Park, Oklahoma CityOklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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|Win || 23-0-1 || align=left|
Dave Saunders|UD || 6 of 6 || April 22, 2010 || align=left|
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
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