LeChaunce Shepherd
Appearance
LeChaunce Shepherd (born August 22, 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former boxer. He is a two time amateur national champion.[1]
Amateur highlights
[edit]- 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials at Light Welterweight, eliminated by David Diaz on points
- 1997 United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
- 1999 3rd place as a Welterweight at United States Amateur Championships. Results were:
- Defeated Ramon Olivas on points
- Defeated James Webb on points
- Lost to Arturo Morales on points
- 1999 2nd place as a Welterweight at National Golden Gloves. Results were:
- Defeated Arturo Morales on points
- Defeated Mike Balasi on points
- Defeated Bobby Joe Valdez on points
- Defeated James Webb on points
- Lost to Dante Craig on points
- 1999 Welterweight Bronze Medalist at Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Results were:
- Defeated Isaac Caballero (Nicaragua) TKO 1
- Defeated Espitia Calderon (Colombia) on points
- Lost to Juan Hernandez Sierra (Cuba) on points
- 2000 United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
- 2000 Olympic Trials as a Welterweight, lost to Dante Craig
Professional career
[edit]Shepherd turned pro in 2000 and had success. He walked away from boxing in 2002 with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Rodriguez, Joseph A.; Sava, Walter (2006). Latinos in Milwaukee. Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9780738540306. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for LeChaunce Shepherd from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Welterweight boxers
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- Boxers from Milwaukee
- American male boxers
- Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American boxing biography stubs