Shawndell Winters


Shawndell Terell Winters is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBA-NABA heavyweight title since 2019. Winters had a late start to boxing, turning professional in the sport at 34 years of age. As an amateur, he competed at the National Golden Gloves on two occasions. In 2014 he placed second after losing to DeRae Crane and in 2012 he suffered an early defeat thus missing out on qualification into the quarterfinals. In February 2020, Winters received his first ever appearance in one of the four major sanctioning bodies rankings by the WBA.

Professional career

In July 2016, Winters was confirmed to fight former Ghanaian olympian Maxwell Amponsah as the co-main event in Hammond, Indiana. He recorded a dominant fifth-round knockout after a right-hand staggered Amponsah before Winters finished with a flurry of punches that left his opponent face down on the canvas. The bout was immediately waved off for medical attention. The following year Winters fought in Elk Grove Village where he suffered his first defeat in an upset victory for Brian Howard. Winters redeemed himself after winning three consecutive knockout victories over Raymond Gray, Joe Jones, and Ryan Soft before receiving an eight-round majority decision loss in his second fight overseas against Nikodem Jeżewski.
Winters recorded an upset technical knockout win over undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko in Brampton, Ontario on the latest United Boxing Promotions card. He landed an overhand right and began connecting many more combination punches until the referee intervened. Winters became the new North American Boxing Association champion. He then fought during November in Poland against Sergiej Werwejko. Winters produced a solid performance by dropping and outclassing Werwejko in the seventh round. In February 2020, it was announced Winters would fight former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker in Frisco, Texas on the undercard of Mikey Garcia versus Jessie Vargas.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Loss13–7Simon KeanTKO9, 1:25Feb 19, 2022Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
19Loss13–6Cassius ChaneyUD10Aug 14, 2021The Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
18Loss13–5Roberto NafateUD6Mar 26, 2021Salon de Eventos, Matamoros, Mexico
17Loss13–4Alen BabićTKO2, 2:20Aug 22, 2020Matchroom Sport Headquarters, Brentwood, England
16Loss13–3Joseph ParkerTKO5, 2:40Feb 29, 2020Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.
15Win13–2Sergiej WerwejkoTKO7, 0:40Nov 23, 2019Sports Hall MOSiR, Radom, Poland
14Win12–2Oleksandr TeslenkoTKO5, 2:39Sep 14, 2019CAA Centre, Brampton, CanadaWon WBA-NABA heavyweight title
13Loss11–2Nikodem Jeżewski8Apr 6, 2019Spodek, Katowice, Poland
12Win11–1Ryan SoftKO1, 2:58Dec 8, 2018McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, U.S.
11Win10–1Joe JonesKO5, 1:25Nov 10, 2018Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
10Win9–1Raymond GrayKO1, 2:31Aug 25, 2018Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
9Loss8–1Brian HowardKO2, 1:06Oct 27, 2017Belvedere Event Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
8Win8–0Maxwell AmponsahKO5, 2:25Jul 30, 2016Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
7Win7–0Misael Sanchez1, 2:53Dec 19, 2015Billar El Perro Salado, Tijuana, Mexico
6Win6–0Joey Montoya4Nov 25, 2015Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
5Win5–0Tommonte JeffersonTKO1, 0:23Oct 9, 2015Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
4Win4–0Skylar ThompsonTKO1, 1:18Oct 3, 2015National Guard Armory, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
3Win3–0PJ CajigasTKO2, 2:14Sep 19, 2015Tripoli Shrine Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
2Win2–0Ronez McGradyTKO2, 2:29Aug 22, 2015Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
1Win1–0Michael Perez1, 1:31May 16, 2015Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.