She jokes that her alias may need to be shortened should she go on for any longer, saying: “I might have to get some botox because otherwise I’ll just be known as ‘The Assassin.’", From documenting her fitness regime during the coronavirus lockdown, to a hilarious. SC- Honestly, it's all about the training for me... And food.

In 2015, Courtenay was working in a pub, smoking up to 40 cigarettes a day and, more often than not, her evening meal would be a takeout curry or pizza. I think about what improvements I need for each muscle group and how I am going to go about targeting the muscle group better. Some people on social media can be nasty.”. [8][9] 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. Being relatable with the public stems from her upbringing; her mum was a pub landlady and Courtenay has grown up in and around that environment since the age of four. I finally made the switch and did my first bodybuilding show 5 weeks after The Governors Cup and won the overall. At that time I was a competing in cross country and track for a local college. “I’d laugh at the thought of it,” she says.

As far as my physique goals, I plan to always keep improving. The amount of L- Carnitine it has is amazing. 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 by PTS over eight rounds with the referee scoring the bout 77–75. SC-  When I am training I don't just go into the gym and "kill it!" As an amateur she won gold at the Haringey Box Cup in 2015.

Shannon Courtenay (born 3 July 1993) is a British professional boxer. SC- I have stepped away from the stage for now since female bodybuilding is no longer part of the IFBB and is a dead division.

iFN- In your experience are most people very respectful to a woman with muscle or do you find some negativity? I make sure I am always hitting every angle of the muscle. SC- My goals this year is to see how far I can improve in the Spartan Racing world.

[12], Her first fight of 2020 came against Rachel Ball on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. My physique was at its best it had ever been, but they had placed me 11th out of 13 because I was still 'too big'.

At that point, she had a very attractive hourglass body shape. I finally made the switch and did my first bodybuilding show 5 weeks after The Governors Cup and won the overall. video edit of retired former world champion Tony Bellew's parenting struggles.

And because I have only been in the sport for four or five years, I am loving every second of it. She says: “I will probably stop boxing at about 32 or 33 so I can have children.

The 26-year-old from Watford is now unbeaten in five professional bouts, has featured on the undercard of York Hall and O2 Arena fight nights and trains alongside world-class boxers at Adam Booth’s gym. It is not just Courtenay’s boxing ability which is proving popular.

I started prepping for the new category for The Governors Cup 2012. Her journey into boxing is far from typical; she is a latecomer to the sport, did not navigate through the youth ranks or Great Britain’s amateur set-up, nor is she living out a lifelong dream. Courtenay raced to 5-0 with two big KO’s and her fast hands accompanied by her punch power will be sure to see her in some exciting fights moving forward. She was, fittingly, given the nickname ‘Baby-faced Assassin’ by a boxing journalist after an amateur bout.

At that time I was a competing in cross country and track for a local college.

Is there anyone you would like to thank or any words or advice or encouragement you would like to offer the iForce Nation? The reason why I love COMPETE!

For me, I would have to take about two years out of the sport.

Our question is what do you feel was your secret to building your physique as it is? I had always been in great shape, always had abs, and genetically held more muscle mass. I don’t pretend to be a character which I then have to play for the rest of my life,” she says. Depending on where my physique is at I may do a physique show in the future. “But it’s difficult for a woman. [7] 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. I was too lean and held too much muscle, I looked like a lightweight bodybuilder.

I will be racing July 18, 2015, in San Francisco at the Spartan Sprint for my second race.

Courtenay was scheduled to fight in Doncaster on 24 April, a bout which was postponed because of the ban on sporting events in the United Kingdom. I have went back to my roots of running with a new twist of strength, Spartan Racing. iFN- We know you are a huge proponent of iForce's COMPETE!. Implants : Shannon Tweed was especially popular in 1980’s and 1990’s.

I did an 8 week prep for The Fresno Classic in the figure category and placed almost last.

Athlete Profile on IFBB Pro Shannon Courtney. “I knew my face would fit the pro game,” she says. I love to train hard and eat big. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports[5] as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defense against Angel Moreno. “I just wanted to lose weight,” she explains.

Courtenay does hope to use her online presence to inspire young girls, starting first with her younger sister, although says she was not too comfortable with the ‘role model’ tag at first. Tweed weighs 128 pounds and wears 36C bra size.

This setback has not dampened her spirits or ambitions. My boyfriend at the time was prepping for a show and since I had extra time, why not do it with him?

Likeable, a ticket-seller and an explosive boxer but it is early days and time will tell how much the ‘Baby-faced Assassin’ achieves over the next six or seven years. I don’t put on an act. My goal is always to get as much blood into the muscle as possible. It's your life, do what makes you happy.

After winning I started my goal of getting my pro card at the USA's that same year. I don’t mind taking a dig to land two more. Because of the intense running I was doing on an injured Achilles, I was forced to rest a track season.

or go "beast mode". Before I could do another show I became pregnant with my son.

When the new division women's physique came out, I thought it would be the perfect division for me. Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 128 pounds : Implants or natural breasts?

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