Shane Chapman
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Shane "Choppa" Chapman is a New Zealand
super middleweight
kickboxer and boxer
, fighting out of City Lee Gar Gym in Auckland
. He is the 2002 and 2004 K-1 Oceania MAX champion and 4 time Muay Thai
World champion.
debut defeating Norm Graham over 5 rounds at a domestic event in Auckland, New Zealand. In 1998 he won his first professional (and world) title by defeating a Chinese fighter to win the W.F.S.B. world title at light middleweight. He followed this up later in the year to claim his second world title in Hong Kong
– this time it was the H.K.M.T.A. belt. Chapman was now a double world champion at just 19 years old.
By the turn of the millennium Chapman was facing stronger and stronger fighters from Thailand
, Japan
and Australia
. Between the end of 1999 and throughout the majority of 2001, he went undefeated, winning 14 fights against opposition such as John Wayne Parr
, Akeomi Nitta
and Thai world champion Dejpayak Sasirapa, winning the Judgement Day 1 "Australasian Super 8” tournament, and the W.M.C. Asia-Pacific and I.S.S. Brute Force titles. His record ended on 15 August 2001 where he was stopped in the final of the Judgement 2 tournament by multiple Muay Thai
and kickboxing
world champion Daniel Dawson
. At the end of 2001, Chapman made his K-1 MAX
debut at the inaugural K-1 Oceania MAX 2001 tournament in Melbourne, Australia, with the prize being a place at the first ever K-1 MAX world final – an event for middleweight kickboxers (70 kg). Chapman won the tournament by defeating all three opponents via decision and booked his place in Tokyo as the Oceania regional winner. At the K-1 World MAX 2002 Chapman faced Albert Kraus
in the quarter finals. After three rounds it was eventual champion Kraus who had his hand raised - beating Shane by a close but unanimous decision
after three rounds.
Chapman returned to K-1 MAX at the K-1 Oceania MAX 2002 event but the reigning champion could only make the semi finals, losing to John Wayne Parr
via knockout
in a rematch of their 2000 bout which Shane had won. In 2003 he signed up with the newly created Austrian
promotion SuperLeague
and defeated Muay Thai
champion Ole Laursen
on his debut. Later that year he entered the second ever K-1 MAX New Zealand event, making the final but losing to Jordan Tai
by a close split decision
after three rounds. He lost his next couple of SuperLeague fights to Yoshihiro Sato and Kamal El Amrani but did manage to win his third world title – claiming the W.K.B.F. Muay Thai middleweight belt. He would also make his professional boxing
debut that year and would have two matches (winning both) against local opposition.
After his defeat to El Amrani, Chapman went on another winning streak defeating nine opponents including victories against top level fighters such as Jean-Charles Skarbowsky
, Arslan Magomedov and Ramazan Ramazanov
. He also booked his place at the K-1 World MAX 2005 Open by winning his second K-1 MAX Oceania title in 2004. His winning streak ended at the elimination round in Tokyo
, where he lost to rival and close friend John Wayne Parr
in the last match of their trilogy of fights. With this defeat Shane would be unable to qualify for the K-1 World MAX final and would have his last bout with K-1
, finishing 10 and 4 with the organization. By the end of 2005 he won his fourth world title by defeating legendary Thai Lamsongkram Chuwattana
in Hong Kong
to claim the H.K.M.T.A. Muay Thai middleweight belt.
In 2006, Chapman returned to SuperLeague
defeating Petr Polak and dropping a close decision to multiple world champion Dmitry Shakuta
. These would be his last fights with the SuperLeague
organization (which folded later that year), finishing with a 2 and 4 record in a very competitive 76 kg division. During the second half of the year, Chapman won the S-1 Oceania tournament in what would be his last major kickboxing title. During 2007 he would have a number of kickboxing bouts, with notable draws against Cosmo Alexandre
and Eugune Ekkelboom respectively but was becoming more and more focused on his pro boxing
career. In 2008 he would have his first shot at a boxing title but came up short against Daniel McKinnon who retained his W.B.O.
Oriental super middleweight belt after twelve rounds.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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...
kickboxer and 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...
, fighting out of City Lee Gar Gym in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. He is the 2002 and 2004 K-1 Oceania MAX champion and 4 time 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...
World champion.
Biography and career
Shane Chapman made his amateur kickboxing debut in 1995 aged 19, winning by TKO. Between 1995 and the latter half of 1997 he had a successful amateur career on the local circuit, winning 8 out of 9 fights and picking up the New Zealand North Island and South Pacific titles at super welterweight. On 18 September 1997 he made his professional Muay ThaiMuay 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...
debut defeating Norm Graham over 5 rounds at a domestic event in Auckland, New Zealand. In 1998 he won his first professional (and world) title by defeating a Chinese fighter to win the W.F.S.B. world title at light middleweight. He followed this up later in the year to claim his second world title in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
– this time it was the H.K.M.T.A. belt. Chapman was now a double world champion at just 19 years old.
By the turn of the millennium Chapman was facing stronger and stronger fighters from Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, 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...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Between the end of 1999 and throughout the majority of 2001, he went undefeated, winning 14 fights against opposition such as John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....
, Akeomi Nitta
Akeomi Nitta
Akeomi Nitta is a Japanese kickboxer. He is one of Japan's kickboxers in the welterweight division.-Karate to kickboxing:...
and Thai world champion Dejpayak Sasirapa, winning the Judgement Day 1 "Australasian Super 8” tournament, and the W.M.C. Asia-Pacific and I.S.S. Brute Force titles. His record ended on 15 August 2001 where he was stopped in the final of the Judgement 2 tournament by multiple 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...
and kickboxing
Kickboxing
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....
world champion Daniel Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Daniel "The Rock" Dawson is an Australian super welterweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Perth, Western Australia.-Boxing Career:Daniel Dawson has a boxing record of 34 wins and 2 losses...
. At the end of 2001, Chapman made his K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
debut at the inaugural K-1 Oceania MAX 2001 tournament in Melbourne, Australia, with the prize being a place at the first ever K-1 MAX world final – an event for middleweight kickboxers (70 kg). Chapman won the tournament by defeating all three opponents via decision and booked his place in Tokyo as the Oceania regional winner. At the K-1 World MAX 2002 Chapman faced Albert Kraus
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai...
in the quarter finals. After three rounds it was eventual champion Kraus who had his hand raised - beating Shane by a close but unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous 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 in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
after three rounds.
Chapman returned to K-1 MAX at the K-1 Oceania MAX 2002 event but the reigning champion could only make the semi finals, losing to John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....
via knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
in a rematch of their 2000 bout which Shane had won. In 2003 he signed up with the newly created Austrian
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
promotion SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague, commonly known as SuperLeague, was a former kickboxing organization that was based in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Austrian businessmen Marcus Bauer and Willi Wokurka in 2003 with the aim to bring together champion fighters from across the world into a single...
and defeated 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...
champion Ole Laursen
Ole Laursen
Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen is a Danish welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand.-Biography:...
on his debut. Later that year he entered the second ever K-1 MAX New Zealand event, making the final but losing to Jordan Tai
Jordan Tai
Jordan "Terror" Tai is a New Zealand welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Ray Sefo Fight Academy in Auckland. He is a two time K-1 MAX New Zealand champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Titles:...
by a close split decision
Split decision
A split 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 in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
after three rounds. He lost his next couple of SuperLeague fights to Yoshihiro Sato and Kamal El Amrani but did manage to win his third world title – claiming the W.K.B.F. Muay Thai middleweight belt. He would also make his professional boxing
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...
debut that year and would have two matches (winning both) against local opposition.
After his defeat to El Amrani, Chapman went on another winning streak defeating nine opponents including victories against top level fighters such as Jean-Charles Skarbowsky
Jean-Charles Skarbowsky
Jean-Charles Skarbowsky is a French former kickboxer and 3-times European Muay Thai champion. Skarbowsky has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand.-Biography and career:...
, Arslan Magomedov and Ramazan Ramazanov
Ramazan Ramazanov
Ramazan "The Punisher" Ramazanov is a Russian kickboxer. He is current WPMF Heavyweight Muay Thai World champion as well as WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai champion.-Biography and career:...
. He also booked his place at the K-1 World MAX 2005 Open by winning his second K-1 MAX Oceania title in 2004. His winning streak ended at the elimination round in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, where he lost to rival and close friend John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....
in the last match of their trilogy of fights. With this defeat Shane would be unable to qualify for the K-1 World MAX final and would have his last bout with K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
, finishing 10 and 4 with the organization. By the end of 2005 he won his fourth world title by defeating legendary Thai Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana is a Thai middleweight kickboxer. He is former WBC World Middleweight Muay Thai champion which he won on February 25, 2007 over Steven Wakeling...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to claim the H.K.M.T.A. Muay Thai middleweight belt.
In 2006, Chapman returned to SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague, commonly known as SuperLeague, was a former kickboxing organization that was based in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Austrian businessmen Marcus Bauer and Willi Wokurka in 2003 with the aim to bring together champion fighters from across the world into a single...
defeating Petr Polak and dropping a close decision to multiple world champion Dmitry Shakuta
Dmitry Shakuta
Dmitry "Shok" Shakuta is a Belarusian Muay Thai super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the SK-55 gym. He is an eight time amateur and professional world champion who is most well known for being the It's Showtime 77MAX world champion between 2008-09.-Biography/Career:Born...
. These would be his last fights with the SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague
Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague, commonly known as SuperLeague, was a former kickboxing organization that was based in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Austrian businessmen Marcus Bauer and Willi Wokurka in 2003 with the aim to bring together champion fighters from across the world into a single...
organization (which folded later that year), finishing with a 2 and 4 record in a very competitive 76 kg division. During the second half of the year, Chapman won the S-1 Oceania tournament in what would be his last major kickboxing title. During 2007 he would have a number of kickboxing bouts, with notable draws against Cosmo Alexandre
Cosmo Alexandre
Cosmo "Good Boy" Alexandre is a Brazilian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the former WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World champion. On December 5, 2009 he won WMC King's Cup Challenger tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.-Biography and career:Cosmo Alexandre Moreira da Rocha was born in Santos,...
and Eugune Ekkelboom respectively but was becoming more and more focused on his pro boxing
Professional Boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...
career. In 2008 he would have his first shot at a boxing title but came up short against Daniel McKinnon who retained his W.B.O.
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Oriental super middleweight belt after twelve rounds.
Titles
- 2006 S-1 Oceania tournament champion -72.5 kg
- 2005 H.K.M.T.A. Muay Thai Middleweight World champion -72.5 kg
- 2004 K-1 Oceania MAX champion -70 kg
- 2004 W.K.B.F. Muay Thai Middleweight World Champion -72.5 kg
- 2003 K-1 MAX New Zealand runner up -70 kg
- 2001 K-1 Oceania MAX champion -70 kg
- 2001 Judgement Day 2 "Super 8 Eliminator" tournament runner up -70 kg
- 2000 I.S.S. Brute Force champion -72 kg
- 2000 W.M.C. Asia-Pacific Light Middleweight champion -70 kg
- 2000 Judgement Day 1 "Australasian Super 8" tournament champion -70 kg
- 1998 H.K.M.T.A. Muay Thai Light Middleweight World champion -70 kg
- 1998 W.F.S.B. Light Middleweight World champion -70 kg
- 1997 South Pacific Super Welterweight Amateur champion -69.5 kg
- 1997 W.M.T.C. New Zealand North Island Super Welterweight Amateur champion -69.5 kg
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See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of K-1 events
- List of kickboxing organizations