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Mike Shannon was a regular worker for Dale Martin Promotions around southern England in the from the mid 1960s and into the 1980s.
Cyanide Sid Cooper was an early opponent, and the two of them were to meet many times over the years, clearly a match that the fans enjoyed. Other opponents included many of the top lighter men around at the time: Alan Sergeant, Joe Murphy, Peter Szakacs and Zoltan Boscik. Highlight of his career was most likely 22nd September, 1976, when he partnered Jon Cortez at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in opposition to Bert Royal and Vic Faulkner. He returned to the Royal Albert Hall a year later, this time a double knock out being the ending to Mike’s clash with Gary Wensor.
In 1977, along with many other Joint Promotions stars, Mike crossed over to work for the independent promoters. With greater experience and a little more poundage he was matched with heavier men like Fit Finlay, Tony St Clair, and a Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship challenge for Count Bartelli’s belt.
Following his retirement Mike continued to live and work in Deal, Kent, until his untimely death on 11th July, 2015.
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