Shane Mosley | |
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![]() Mosley at the American Music Awards of 2009 | |
Born | Shane Andre Mosley September 7, 1971 Lynwood, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Sugar |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 61 |
Wins | 49 |
Wins by KO | 41 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Shane Andre Mosley (born September 7, 1971),[1][2] often known as "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American professional boxer. He is a former three-weight world champion, having held the IBF lightweight title; the WBA (Super) and WBC welterweight titles; and the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring magazine light middleweight titles. He is also a former lineal champion at welterweight (twice) and light middleweight.[3]
In 1998, the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) selected Mosley as their Fighter of the Year.[4] He was also given the same honor by the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2000 and 2001 he was named the best fighter in the world by The Ring, pound for pound.[5]
Mosley has fought and defeated some of the most recognizable names in the sport, including Oscar De La Hoya (twice), Fernando Vargas (twice), Ricardo Mayorga (twice), and Antonio Margarito. He has also faced several former champions such as Winky Wright, Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Álvarez, and Anthony Mundine.
Mosley was born in Lynwood, California and raised in Pomona, California. He has two older sisters, Venus and Cerena.[6] Mosley became interested in boxing after watching his father, Jack, box in street fights.[2] Mosley has been trained and managed by his father since the age of eight.[7]
Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:
On February 11, 1993 a 21 year old Mosley made his professional boxing debut in a scheduled six round fight at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. His opponent was Greg Puente, who he knocked out in round five. Mosley fought a further 6 times in 1993, winning all them inside the distance. In 1994, Mosley fought 9 times, winning all them and 8 inside the distance. He was taken the 10 round distance by Oscar Lopez. In April 1995, Mosley knocked out Raul Hernandez in round 2 at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, California. In July he knocked out 34 year old veteran Mauricio Aceves in round 4 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. Aceves was best known for being the first ever WBO World lightweight champion.
In January 1996, Mosley had his first fight outside of California since beginning his pro career. He fought at the Grand Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi knocking out 35 year old Mike Bryan in round one. By May 1997, Mosley went 23 fights unbeaten, with 22 coming inside the distance.
On August 2, 1997 Mosley fought for his first world title, the IBF Lightweight championship against then undefeated titleholder Philip Holiday (31-0, 16 KOs). Holiday was making his seventh defence of the title since winning the then vacant title in 1995. It took place at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut and was the first time Mosley was scheduled to box 12 rounds. The fight went the full 12 round distance as Mosley took Holiday's IBF title via a unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 116-113, 117-111, 115-114 all in favor of Mosley.[8]
Mosley made his first title defence on November 25 at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas against Mexican Manuel Gomez (17-8, 14 KOs). Mosley knocked Gomez out in round 11 to retain his title.[9][10]
On February 6, 1998 Mosley defeated 24 year old Demetrio Ceballos (20-1, 13 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. Ceballos was down once in round 4 after an overhand right and left hook to the body. He was down again in round 8 following a flurry of punches before referee Eddie Cotton called an end to the fight. At the time of stoppage, Mosley was ahead on all cards (70-61, 70-62, 70-62).[11][12]
In May 1998, Mosley knocked out former world super featherweight champion and world lightweight challenger John John Molina (45-4, 30 KOs) in round 8 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Molina was also dropped to his knees in round 7.[13]
On June 27, 1998 Mosely knocked out Colombian boxer Wilfrido Ruiz (25-3, 19 KOs) in round 5.[14][15] He then fought at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on September 22, 1998 against Eduardo Bartolome Morales (26-0, 21 KOs). Morales was knocked down in the 3rd round, and eventually stopped in round 5.[16]
On November 14, 1998 Mosley faced his toughest defense to date when he fought 32 year old former WBC super featherweight champion Jesse James Leija (37-3-2, 15 KOs) at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. This was Mosley's sixth defense of his IBF world title. As the fight progressed, Leija was knocked down in rounds 6, 7 and 9. The fight was stopped when Leija couldn't answer the bell for round 10, rewarding Mosley with a deserved victory. Mosley was leading by scores of 89-78, 89-78 and 88-79 at the time of the stoppage. Leija took the fight with 3 weeks notice.[17][18][19]
Mosley took only two months out returning to the ring to defend his title in January 1999 against American Golden Johnson (15-2-2, 10 KOs) at the Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida.[20] The fight ended when Mosley connected Johnson with a flurry of punches as he was against the ropes and then dropped to both knees. He beat the count, but was put down again seconds later, ending the fight.[21]
On April 17, 1999 Mosley made his 8th and final defense of the IBF lightweight title against former USBA super featherweight champion John Brown (19-5, 10 KOs) at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The fight was stopped after round 8, when the ringside doctor intervened. Mosley won the fight via TKO to retain his title.[22]
Mosley vacated his lightweight title and moved up two weight divisions to welterweight, scored two consecutive knockouts against Wilfredo Rivera and Willy Wise, setting up a huge fight against Oscar de la Hoya for the WBC welterweight title.
Main article: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley |
On June 17, 2000, Mosley met De La Hoya in Los Angeles for the WBC, IBA & vacant lineal welterweight titles.[23] This was the first boxing event to take place at the newly built Staples Center. After twelve rounds, Mosley emerged with a split decision victory. During the fight, neither man was in danger of going down, but both had badly swollen faces at the end and De La Hoya was bleeding from the nose for several rounds. Mosley earned a minimum of $15 million, while De La Hoya was guaranteed $35 million.[24] Judges Lou Filippo and Pat Russell scored the fight 116-112, and 115-113, respectively for Mosley whilst judge Marty Sammon had it 113-115 for De La Hoya. The fight was named The Ring magazine Event of the Year for 2000.[25]
Mosley defended his newly won titles on November 11, 2000 at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York against Mexican boxer Antonio Diaz (35-2, 24 KOs). The fight lasted six rounds, after Mosley knocked Diaz down twice. Diaz was also down once in round 2.[26]
On March 10, 2001 Mosley was scheduled to fight unbeaten Australian Shannan Taylor (28-0-1, 18KOs) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Shannan was knocked down once in the first round. He was losing all rounds, up until the end of the fifth round. Taylor lost the fight when he decided not to return for round 6.[27]
On July 21, 2001 Mosley easily beat IBO World super welterweight champion Adrian Stone (30-3-2, 23 KOs) knocking him out in round 3. The fight took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Stone moved down to welterweight for the first time in three years to challenge Mosley and was losing the first 2 round before being stopped.[28][29] Following the win, Mosley said he would like to have a rematch with De La Hoya in a split 50/50 fight or a unification fight against unbeateN Vernon Forrest.[30]
It was finally announced that Mosley would be defending his WBC and Lineal welterweight titles against Vernon Forrest (33-0, 26 KOs). The fight took place at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on January 26, 2002. The Ring Magazine welterweight title was also at stake. Mosley was knocked down twice in the second round as he went on to lose a unanimous decision, his first loss in professional career. In round 2, Mosley suffered a cut at the hairline from an accidental clash of heads. The final scorecards read 115-110, 117-108 and 118-108 all in favor of Forrest.[31][32][33]
On February 8, 2003, Mosley's bout with former IBF light-middleweight title holder Raúl Márquez ended in a no contest when Mosley accidentally head butted Marquez twice in round three, which caused two very bad cuts above the eyes of Marquez.[34][35]
Main article: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II |
Mosley and De La Hoya faced each other for the second time on September 13, this time with De La Hoya's The Ring, WBC, WBA and lineal light middleweight championships on the line.[36] Mosley defeated De La Hoya by a controversial 12 round unanimous decision and joined the exclusive group of world boxing champions that have reigned in three or more divisions. Many fans had Oscar easily beating Mosley in this rematch but judges scored it differently regardless of De La Hoya landing over 100 more punches. Mosley testified in 2003 that he injected himself with the notorious doping agent EPO as he prepared for his light-middleweight title fight against Oscar De La Hoya, according to grand jury transcripts and doping calendars.[37]
Prior to one of the biggest fights of his career, Mosley began training with Naazim Richardson. Mosley regained the WBA(Super) welterweight title from Antonio Margarito on January 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mosley, now 37 years old, came into the fight as a 4–1 underdog with the bookies[38] after Margarito had spectacularly stopped Cotto 6 months earlier. Prior to the bout, very few gave Mosley a chance of prevailing, with the prevailing view that Margarito was too strong and young for Mosley. The conventional wisdom was that this was a mismatch, which would end in a brutal retirement-forcing stoppage for "Sugar" Shane. A comparison of their last fights; the aforementioned destruction of Cotto by Margarito and a last-gasp knockout by Mosley in a hard twelve round struggle against Mayorga did not bode well for Mosley. Some predicted a massacre. And it was – only it was Margarito that was ruthlessly clubbed about the ring, unable to land any meaningful shots.
Mosley eventually TKO'd Margarito in the ninth round, after appearing to win every round up until then, in a massive upset. Sugar Shane utterly dominated Margarito, using his superior hand speed, pinpoint accuracy, consistent body punching, countless huge right hands to the jaw and tying up when Margarito backed him into the ropes, to wear Margarito down and stop him—something that many seasoned boxing observers thought was nigh-on impossible. After knocking him down with a series of heavy overhand rights at the end of the eighth round, Margarito was unable to avoid punches during a heavy barrage from Mosley early on in the ninth, forcing the referee to step in as Margarito slumped to the canvas a second time. Margarito had never previously been stopped. It was a sensational win for Sugar Shane and propelled him back to the upper echelons of the welterweight division and the sport of Boxing, in addition to further cementing his legacy as one of the best fighters in his era.[39][40]
The fight was marred in a controversy after Mosley's trainer, Naazim Richardson diligently spotted a gauze knuckle pad accessory in Margarito's hand wraps, illegal because it had been previously used, which had to be redone three times before the commission's officials were satisfied.[41]
The fight was for Margarito's WBA title and the vacant Lineal welterweight championship of Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ).[42] The Ring did not recognize this bout for its vacant welterweight championship despite the fact it pitted The Ring #1 ranked welterweight, Antonio Margarito, vs. The Ring #3 ranked welterweight, Shane Mosley. Coming in the bout, Margarito had just TKO'd the previous The Ring #1 ranked welterweight and current The Ring #2 ranked welterweight, Miguel Cotto.[43] After the fight, Mosley was named The Ring's #1 ranked welterweight.
Main article: Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley |
On May 1, 2010, Mosley fought undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. Boxing purists had called for the fight for over ten years. Mosley's WBA title was not on the line because Mayweather refused to pay WBA sanctioning fees. On the fight night, Mosley stunned Mayweather with two right-hand shots in the second round. Mayweather recovered well and dominated the remainder of the fight with superior reflexes and his effective counter-punching style, eventually beating Mosley in a wide decision 119–109, 119–109, and 118–110 on the scorecards to win Mosley's lineal welterweight championship.[44][45]
On May 22, 2010, Mosley was stripped of his WBA (Super) welterweight title, due to not making a mandatory defense, which in turn made WBA Champion Vyacheslav Senchenko the sole WBA titlist in the welterweight division.[46]
Mosley fought Sergio Mora on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[47][48] The bout ended up being a highly disputed split draw, where many people thought that Mosley narrowly won the closely contested bout (boxing analyst website Boxrec had it 114-112 for Mosley). The judges scored the bout: Mora 115–113, Mosley 116–112 and 114–114.[49]
Main article: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley |
On May 7, 2011, Mosley lost the fight to Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley was knocked down in round 3. Due to Mosley's defeat, Pacquiao looked at a November 12, 2011 match-up, a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.[50]
Mosley announced he was coming out of retirement to fight Pablo Cesar Cano in Mexico. Mosley won the fight via unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 115-113. Cano was able to win the first few rounds but Mosley took control of the later rounds and pounded Cano until the final bell, making Sugar Shane Mosley the vacant WBC International welterweight champion.[51]
Mosley fought Australian boxer Anthony Mundine on November 27, 2013 at All Phones Arena in Sydney, Australia. Mosley lost the fight after Mundine scored a technical knockout during round 6. Before the seventh round, Mosley retiring due to back spasms giving Mundine the victory via TKO.[52][53]
Mosley announced his second retirement on December 7, 2013. He stated that he plans to become a trainer, to train his son, Shane Jr., and other young fighters.[54] In an interview with World Boxing News, when asked if he had any desire to lace up his gloves and return to the ring professionally, he said he would only consider a return to the sport against the very top welterweights in the world. He specifically named Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Juan Manuel Márquez. He also said in another interview in early 2015 that he was not sure if he would fight again, but that he wanted to come back and face a fighter of similar age and specifically named Juan Manuel Márquez.[55]
On August 29, 2015, Mosley again decided to come out of retirement and defeated Ricardo Mayorga for a second time, winning the fight via KO in the sixth round.[56]
On December 17, 2015, Mosley faced off against Venezuelan boxer Patrick Lopez in a non-title match at Super Welterweight, scheduled for 10 rounds. Lopez was knocked down in the 2nd round and TKO'd in the last round, subsequently resulting in Mosley improving his ledger to 49 victories, with 41 of those victories coming inside the distance.[57]
On May 28, 2016, Mosley lost to WBA Interim Welterweight titleholder David Avanesyan (21-1-1, 11 KOs) at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Had Mosley won this bout, he would have been the mandatory for the winner of the Thurman-Porter fight. Avanesyan won all three judges scorecards (117-110 twice, 114-113).[58]
61 fights | 49 wins | 10 losses |
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By knockout | 41 | 1 |
By decision | 8 | 9 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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61 | Loss | 49–10–1 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 28, 2016 | ![]() |
For WBA interim welterweight title |
60 | Win | 49–9–1 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:00 | Dec 17, 2015 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Continental light middleweight title |
59 | Win | 48–9–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12), 2:59 | Aug 29, 2015 | ![]() |
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58 | Loss | 47–9–1 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Nov 27, 2013 | ![]() |
For vacant WBA International light middleweight title |
57 | Win | 47–8–1 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 18, 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC International welterweight title |
56 | Loss | 46–8–1 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 5, 2012 | ![]() |
For WBC light middleweight title |
55 | Loss | 46–7–1 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 7, 2011 | ![]() |
For WBO welterweight title |
54 | Draw | 46–6–1 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Sep 18, 2010 | ![]() |
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53 | Loss | 46–6 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 1, 2010 | ![]() |
Lost lineal welterweight title |
52 | Win | 46–5 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12), 0:43 | Jan 24, 2009 | ![]() |
Won WBA (Super) and vacant lineal welterweight titles |
51 | Win | 45–5 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 12 (12), 2:59 | Sep 27, 2008 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title |
50 | Loss | 44–5 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Nov 10, 2007 | ![]() |
For WBA welterweight title |
49 | Win | 44–4 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Feb 10, 2007 | ![]() |
Won WBC interim welterweight title |
48 | Win | 43–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 2:38 | Jul 15, 2006 | ![]() |
|
47 | Win | 42–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 1:22 | Feb 25, 2006 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 41–4 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 17, 2005 | ![]() |
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45 | Win | 40–4 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 23, 2005 | ![]() |
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44 | Loss | 39–4 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Nov 20, 2004 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles |
43 | Loss | 39–3 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Mar 13, 2004 | ![]() |
Lost WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles; For IBF light middleweight title |
42 | Win | 39–2 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Sep 13, 2003 | ![]() |
Won WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, lineal, and vacant IBA light middleweight titles |
41 | NC | 38–2 (1) | ![]() |
NC | 3 (12), 2:41 | Feb 8, 2003 | ![]() |
NC after Márquez sustained a cut from an accidental head clash |
40 | Loss | 38–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jul 20, 2002 | ![]() |
For WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles |
39 | Loss | 38–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jan 26, 2002 | ![]() |
Lost WBC and lineal welterweight titles; For vacant The Ring welterweight title |
38 | Win | 38–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:01 | Jul 21, 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
37 | Win | 37–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Mar 10, 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
36 | Win | 36–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:36 | Nov 4, 2000 | ![]() |
Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
35 | Win | 35–0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Jun 17, 2000 | ![]() |
Won IBA, vacant WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
34 | Win | 34–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:28 | Jan 22, 2000 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 33–0 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10), 2:38 | Sep 25, 1999 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 32–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | Apr 17, 1999 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
31 | Win | 31–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (12), 2:59 | Jan 9, 1999 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
30 | Win | 30–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Nov 14, 1998 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:06 | Sep 22, 1998 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 2:32 | Jun 27, 1998 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 2:27 | May 9, 1998 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 2:34 | Feb 6, 1998 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (12), 1:25 | Nov 25, 1997 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Aug 2, 1997 | ![]() |
Won IBF lightweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Apr 9, 1997 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Feb 6, 1997 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 21, 1996 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 1, 1996 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Jan 23, 1996 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Jul 2, 1995 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Apr 12, 1995 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10) | Nov 12, 1994 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 0:45 | Sep 9, 1994 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 1:10 | Aug 6, 1994 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:54 | Jul 24, 1994 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10), 0:53 | Jun 30, 1994 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 0:38 | Apr 29, 1994 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 26, 1994 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Feb 4, 1994 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:40 | Jan 20, 1994 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | Dec 6, 1993 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | Oct 25, 1993 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 1:40 | Sep 27, 1993 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6) | Aug 25, 1993 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:25 | Jul 21, 1993 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:34 | Apr 24, 1993 | ![]() |
|
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6), 1:09 | Feb 11, 1993 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
In August 2002 federal agents initiated investigations into BALCO, a California-based laboratory suspected of selling banned performance-enhancing drugs to top athletes. Shane Mosley was among those named as a BALCO client, and he testified before a grand jury that he injected himself with the energy-boosting drug EPO and used undetectable steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear", acquired from BALCO, prior to his 2003 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, which Mosley won by a unanimous decision.[59] Mosley insisted that he did not knowingly take banned substances, and thought they were vitamins.[60] He said he believed "the cream" was flaxseed oil, but under questioning he admitted it was probably something else. In 2008 Mosley launched a $12 million defamation lawsuit against BALCO founder Victor Conte, who claimed that Mosley knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. The suit was dismissed with prejudice in November 2010.[61]
In 2011, Mosley and his family established the Diamond's Love Foundation in honor of his late nephew Diamond Johnson. The foundation brings awareness to child and passenger car safety through programs and events within the Pomona Valley community. Diamond Johnson died in a car crash at the age of 3 for being in an improper car seat.
On September 12, 2014, Mosley received the "Advocate Award" from the Face Forward foundation for Commitment to Combating Domestic Violence.[62]
In 2010, Mosley teamed up with PETA to protest dog fighting and to protest the seal fur trade in Canada.[63][64]
Mosley has been married once and has four children. He has a son, Shane Mosley, Jr., from a previous relationship. Mosley, Jr. is also a boxer, who currently has a record of 4-1 (4 KO's).[6] In November 2002, Mosley married Jin Sheehan.[65] The couple had three children before divorcing in 2010.[65][66]