Steve McKinnon

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Steve McKinnon
Born (1976-11-23) 23 November 1976 (age 47)
Glasgow, Scotland
Other namesThe Smashing Machine, God of War
NationalityAustralian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95.5 kg (211 lb; 15.04 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
StyleMuay Thai, shotokan karate
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSydney
TeamBulldog Gym
TrainerStuart Mckinnon
RankBlack belt in Shotokan
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins52
By knockout30
Losses8

Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland[citation needed]) is a WBC Hall of Fame, 8 time world champion Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the former WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World Champion.[1]

Career[edit]

McKinnon began his training in his father's Karate school, Torakan, at the age of 4 in Shotokan Karate, attaining his black belt, fighting and winning Karate tournaments before he began his kickboxing career at 16. He faced many notable opponents such as Ashwin Balrak, Paul Slowinski, Nathan Corbett and Ramazan Ramazanov.

He won 8 world titles throughout his career, including winning the WBC world title in 2008 and defending it 3 times. He retired vacating that title.

His last fight was a WKBF world heavy weight title win in 2017.

In 2020 he was inducted into the WBC Hall of Fame.

McKinnon was set to face Nenad Pagonis at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy,[2] but his opponent changed to Michael Duut, whom he lost to via a unanimous decision.[3][4][5] He then competed in the eight-man tournament at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013[6][7] and lost against Filip Verlinden by decision in the quarter-finals.[8][9][10]

Titles[edit]

  • WKBF World Title x 2 (2001 & 2017)
  • World Boxing Council Muaythai | WBC Muaythai World Super Cruiserweight Champion. X 4 (2008, 2010, 2010, 2012)
  • ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title
  • IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing record
48 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 8 Losses'
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-10-14 Win England Joe Boobyer Powerplay 35 Melbourne Decision 3 3:00
2017-06-24 Win China Su Zhihao Wu Lin Feng 2017: Australia VS China Sydney Decision 3 3:00
2017-02-24 Win Greece Theodosiadis Panagiotis Prize Fighter 2 Melbourne Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-04-17 Loss Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov GFC Fight Series 3, Semi-finals Dubai, UAE Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-11-15 Win New Zealand Nato Lauuii Capital Punishment – The Return of Bangin' Ben Edwards Canberra, Australia KO (Right High Kick) 1
2013-11-23 Win Germany Nikolaj Falin Kings of Kombat 11 Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-08-17 Win France David Radeff Star Wars: War of the Year Sydney Decision 3 3:00
2013-06-22 Loss Belgium Filip Verlinden Glory 9: New York – 95 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals New York City City Decision (split) 3 3:00
2013-04-20 Loss Netherlands Michael Duut Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-01 Loss Australia Nathan Corbett Total Carnage II Gold Coast, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2012-06-09 Win Spain Frank Muñoz Singha Battle for the Belts Bangkok, Thailand KO 1
Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2012-03-17 Win New Zealand Nato Lauuii Capital Punishment 5 Canberra, Australia TKO (Elbows) 3
2011-02-? Win France David Radeff Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 2nd Round, super fight Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-12-19 Win France Stephane Susperregui WCK Muay Thai Hainan Island, China Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2010-11-06 Win Brazil Eduardo Maiorino Immortality 3 Sydney TKO 2
Retains WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2010-06-09 Win Poland Paul Slowinski Last Man Standing 2 Tournament, Semi-final Melbourne Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2010-06-09 Win Greece Andonis Tzoros Last Man Standing 2 Tournament, Quarter Finals Melbourne
2009-11-13 Win Croatia Hrvoje Kišiček Immortallity Australia vs Croatia Sydney TKO (Cut) 2 3:00
2009-07-17 Loss China Yu Jin 2009 World Wushu Tournament −80 kg Semi-finals Guangzhou, China Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-07-17 Win Russia Muslim Salikhov 2009 World Wushu Tournament −80 kg Quarter Finals Guangzhou, China Decision 5 3:00
2009-05-14 Win Australia Thor Hoopman Immortality II: Battle of Gods Sydney Decision 5 3:00
2008-06-20 Win Suriname Ashwin Balrak International Muay Thai Fight Night Montego Bay, Jamaica Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2008-03-29 Win Australia Thor Hoopman Xplosion 18 Super Fights Sydney Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2007-12-08 Loss Russia Ramazan Ramazanov Xplosion 17, WMC Intercontinental title 95 kg Sydney KO (Right hook) 4 2:51
Fight was for WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Heavyweight title.
2006-08-18 Loss Australia Nathan Corbett Xplosion 13 Sydney TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4
2006-06-24 Win New Zealand Jay Hepi K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1 Auckland, New Zealand TKO (Injury) 2
2005-6-14 Win France Simon Dreus Castle Hill muay thai Las Vegas, USA KO 1 2:45
Wins IKKC Intercontinental Heavyweight Muay Thai Title.
2004-04-16 Win New Zealand Gareth Lewis Sydney KO (High kick) 4
2004-02-29 Win Lebanon Wissam Fattal Tarik Solak Presents – Kickboxing Gala NSW Sydney KO (Left high kick) 2
2002-12-13 Win Australia Alofa Solitua No Mercy Sydney TKO 3
2001-09-01 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski JNI Promotions, Star City Australia KO (Left Highkick) 3 1:52
2000-10-27 Win Australia Shane Meads JNI Promotion Sydney KO 1 1:30
Wins ISKA Australian Cruiserweight title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WBC title fight".
  2. ^ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20".
  3. ^ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 7 Milan Live Results".
  4. ^ GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates Archived 14 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 9 New York Gets Ghita vs. Guidon, Valtellini vs. Ambang".
  7. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far".
  8. ^ Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament Archived 27 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Walsh, Dave. "GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates".

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