Pete Cunningham (kickboxer)
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| Born | March 25, 1963 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Other names | Sugarfoot |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Division |
Lightweight Super Lightweight Junior Welterweight Welterweight |
| Style | Chitō-ryū, Karate, Ukidokan Karate, Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | The Jet Center |
| Teacher(s) | Robert Supeene Sr., Tom Forstreuter, Ed Couzens, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez |
| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Kempo Karate, 2nd degree black belt in Chito-Ryu Karate |
| Years active | 18 years |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 52 |
| Wins | 50 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Coach at Sugarfoot Kickboxing Coach at Team USA Kickboxing |
| Notable students | Richard Norton, Stephen Quadros, Shawn Yacoubian, Vinc Pichel, German Baltazar, Kendra Smith, Mia St. John, Javier Diez, Terry Davis, Mikaela Mayer, ... |
| Website | Official website |
Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham is a retired Canadian undefeated 7-time World Champion Hall of Fame kickboxer, boxer, martial artist, actor and book writer. Rated by experts as one of the greatest full contact fighters of all time, Sugarfoot was a superb technician who possessed high fighting I.Q. and lightning speed. He retired from kickboxing in 1996 with a record of 50-0-1, having avenged the only draw of his career. Cunningham's skills in the ring have been praised by many Martial Arts legends, including Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Rigan Machado, Don "The Dragon" Wilson and many others. Cunningham maintained a high level competition throughout his career as most of his opponents were either current or former champions. In 1998 in San Jose, California, Peter was honored as the inaugural inductee in the I.S.K.A. Hall of Fame.
Cunningham's nickname "Sugarfoot" is a combination of the names of two great fighters in boxing and kickboxing that his style most resembled, "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, and it was given to him by his peers at his first dojo in Edmonton, Canada while he was still a teenager.
Peter's World Titles included the W.K.A (World Karate Association) Lightweight, Super Lightweight and Junior Walterweight World Titles, the K.I.C.K. (Karate International Council of Kickboxing) Super Lightweight Title, the I.M.F. (International Muay Thai Federation) Junior Welterweight Title, the W.M.A.C World Junior Welterweight Title, and the I.S.K.A. (International Sport Karate Association) Light Welterweight World Title.
Sugarfoot is also an actor and has appeared in TV series such as Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and CSI, and in movies such as No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) and The Fighter (2010).
After retiring from competition Sugarfoot transitioned into becoming a successful trainer. His time is split between training professional fighters and teaching boxing and kickboxing to kids and adults. Peter has trained many amateur and professional world champions as well as numerous well-known celebrities.
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