Shannon Courtenay (born 3 July 1993) is a British professional boxer who rarely fights and who held the WBA female bantamweight title between April and October 2021.
Courtenay made her professional debut on 23 March 2019, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports[4] as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defense against Angel Moreno.[5]
One month later she defeated Roz Mari Silyanova via four-round points decision on 23 April.[6] The fight was streamed live on Sky Sports' Facebook page as part of the preliminary undercard for Dave Allen vs. Lucas Browne at The O2 Arena, London.[7][8] In June, she stopped Valerija Sepetovska by technical knockout (TKO) at 1 minute 16 seconds in the second-round of a scheduled six-round bout held at the York Hall.[9] Her next fight was a four-round points win over Jasmina Nad on 26 October as part of the undercard for the Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis world title fight, held at The O2 Arena.[10] Courtenay's final fight of 2019 came on 19 December, scoring a fifth-round TKO over Buchra El Quaissi at the York Hall.[11]
Her first fight of 2020 came against Rachel Ball on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. In a fight which saw Courtenay dropped to the canvas by a left hook in the first round, she went on to suffer her first professional defeat, losing on points over eight rounds, with the referee scoring the bout 77–75.[12]
She bounced back from defeat with a TKO victory against Dorota Norek in December,[13] before facing Ebanie Bridges for the vacant WBA female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 10 April 2021 at the Copper Box Arena. In a fight which saw Courtenay hurt her opponent with a right hand in the fifth round while also causing Bridges' eye to close through swelling by the ninth, Courtenay emerged victorious via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third judge scored it 97–94.[14]
In July it was announced that Courtenay will make the first defence of her title against Jamie Mitchell on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport Headquarters.[15] The fight was postponed after Courtenay suffered an injury in training and was forced to withdraw.[16] The fight was rescheduled for October 9, 2021 on Smith vs Fowler card in Liverpool, England.[17]
On 8 October 2021, Courtenay failed to make weight for her fight with Jamie Mitchell and was stripped of her WBA Bantamweight World Title.[18]
After almost two years of inactivity, Courtenay made her ring return on 19 October 2024 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, losing a six-round contest on points 56–58 to Catherine Tacone Ramos.[19][20]
She signed with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions in July 2025.[21]
| 11 fights | 8 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 11 | Loss | 8–3 |  Catherine Tacone Ramos
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PTS | 6 | 19 Oct 2024 |  Copper Box Arena, London, England
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| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Gemma Ruegg
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PTS | 8 | 10 Dec 2022 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
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| 9 | Loss | 7–2 |  Jamie Mitchell
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MD | 10 | 9 Oct 2021 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 |  Ebanie Bridges
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UD | 10 | 10 Apr 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Won vacant WBA female bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 |  Dorota Norek
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TKO | 7 (8), 1:35 | 4 Dec 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England
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| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Rachel Ball
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PTS | 8 | 14 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Buchra El Quaissi
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TKO | 5 (6), 1:20 | 19 Dec 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Jasmina Nad
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PTS | 4 | 26 Oct 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Valerija Sepetovska
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:17 | 21 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Roz Mari Silyanova
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PTS | 4 | 20 Apr 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Cristina Busuioc
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PTS | 4 | 23 Mar 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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