Sugar Shane Mosley Net Worth
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What is “Chinese” Shane Mosley’s Net Worth?
“Sugar” Shane Mosley is a former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016. As of this writing, Shane Mosley has a net worth of $10 million. During his career, he held several world championships in the lightweight, light middleweight and welterweight divisions. In both 2000 and 2001, Mosley was named the best active boxer in the world by The Ring.
As part of a September 2015 court case, Shane was required to declare his net worth in detail. In those filings, Shane disclosed that he had $14.6 million in assets and $4.8 million in debt. Mosley earned a career high in May 2010 for a $7 million singles match fighting Floyd Mayweather.
Early life and beginning of career
Shane Mosley was born on September 7, 1971, in Lynwood, California, and raised in Pomona. He has two elder sisters named Venus and Serena. Mosley first became interested in boxing after seeing his father’s box in street fights. Thereafter, at the age of eight, he began to be trained and managed by his father.
Mosley was a standout as an amateur boxer in the late ’80s and early ’90s. He won several titles including the United States Amateur Champion in Lightweight and the United States Amateur Champion in Light Welterweight. He also won a silver medal at the 1989 World Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games. In February of 1993, Mosley made his professional debut at the Hollywood Palladium in California, where he defeated his rival Greg Puente in the fifth round. He won his next six games. Mosley’s success continued into 1994, when he won all nine of his bouts. By May 1997, Mosley had fought 23 not out.
Lightweight career
In the summer of 1997, Mosley fought for his first world title, the IBF Lightweight Championship. His opponent was Philip Holiday, who was making his seventh defense of the title. Ultimately, it was Mosley who won the fight throughout the 12 rounds, taking the Holiday title by unanimous decision. Mosley successfully defended his title against challengers such as Manuel Gomez, John John Molina, Jesse James Lisa and Golden Johnson. In April of 1999, Mosley made his eighth and final defense of the title against John Brown.
welterweight
Relinquishing his lightweight title, Mosley moved up to welterweight in late 1999. After scoring consecutive knockouts against Vilfredo Rivera and Willie Wise, he went up against Oscar de la Hoya for the WBC welterweight title in 2000. Mosley emerged victorious after 12 with a split decision. Round; He later defended his title against challengers including Antonio Diaz and Adrian Stone, before falling to Vernon Forrest in early 2002.
Mosley returned to the welterweight division in 2007. In August, he challenged the undefeated Miguel Cotto for the WBA welterweight title, but ultimately lost. Later, in 2009, Mosley regained his welterweight star status when he took the title from Antonio Margarito by TKO. The following year, Mosley went up against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., eventually losing in a wide decision. Shortly thereafter, Mosley was stripped of his WBA welterweight title for not performing the mandatory defense. Later, in 2011, Mosley unsuccessfully fought Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title.
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light middleweight
In the lightweight middleweight category, Mosley made his debut in early 2003 against Ral Marquez. The match ended without a contest when Mosley accidentally hit his opponent on the head, causing two serious cuts to Marquez’s eye. Later in the year, Mosley faced Oscar de Le Hoya for the second time, defeating him by a controversial 12-round unanimous decision to take the WBC and WBA light middleweight titles. Mosley made his first defense of the title in March 2004 against Ronald Wright, losing both his first match and his rematch. He then defeated David Estrada and Jose Luis Cruz, as well as Fernando Vargas, in two matches.
In 2008, Mosley went up against Ricardo Mayorga for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Middleweight title. Eventually, the fight was halted after Mosley’s left hook sent Mayorga flat on her back at the bell. Later, in 2010, Mosley faced Sergio Mora in a bout that ended in a controversial split draw. He returned to light middleweight in 2012 to fight Saul Alvarez for the WBC light middleweight title; Ultimately, 40-year-old Mosley could not beat his 21-year-old rival. After this match, Mosley officially retired, ending his career with a 46–8–1 record.
Return
Mosley came out of retirement in May of 2013 to fight Pablo Cesar Cano for the vacant WBC International welterweight title. He won the match by unanimous decision, securing his first professional victory since 2009. Mosley later faced Anthony Mundine, who lost in round six by technical knockout.
After retiring for the second time in December of 2013, Mosley returned in July of 2015 to fight his former rival Ricardo Mayorga, and was won by TKO. Subsequently, Mosley fought and defeated Patrick Lopez for the WBA Continental Super Welterweight title. Later, in March of 2016, he lost to David Avanesian. Mosley announced his third and final retirement in August of 2017.
balco scandal
In 2002, Mosley was one of the names listed as a customer of BALCO, a laboratory that was subject to federal investigations for selling banned performance-enhancing substances to athletes. Testifying before a grand jury, Mosley admitted to using energy-boosting drugs and undetectable steroids, but claimed he thought they were vitamins. Later, in 2008, Mosley filed a $12 million defamation suit against Balco founder Victor Conte, who claimed that Mosley had intentionally taken the drugs. The lawsuit was eventually dismissed in 2010.
personal life
Mosley married his wife Jin Sheehan in 2002; They had three children, and they divorced in 2010. From a previous relationship, Mosley has a son named Shane Jr. Additionally, he has two children with his girlfriend Trista Pisani. He now lives on a chicken farm in California and works with PETA to end dog fighting and the seal fur trade.
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