Shane Del Rosario
| Shane del Rosario | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shane Kalani del Rosario September 23, 1983 Hacienda Heights, California |
| Died | December 9, 2013 (aged 30) Newport Beach, California |
| Other names | No Limits |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Irvine, California |
| Team | Team Oyama Team DeathClutch |
| Rank | blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006–2013 (MMA) 2006–2008 (Kickboxing) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Amateur Muay Thai record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Notable school(s) | University of California, Irvine |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Shane Kalani del Rosario (September 23, 1983 – December 9, 2013) was an American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Heavyweight division, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, ShoXC, and King of the Cage. He held the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion.
Del Rosario was born and raised in Orange County, California, and is half-Filipino American. He started training as a fighter at the age of 17 with Marco Ruas. Del Rosario then attended and graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in psychology out of UC Irvine.
Del Rosario competed as a Heavyweight in Muay Thai on the World Championship Kickboxing series of kickboxing events and In Sync Productions Inc.
On November 9, 2006, Shane Del Rosario fought Tyler Grear. After surviving a spinning backfist that stunned him in round one, Del Rosario dropped Grear with a power punch early in round two. Grear could not beat the referee's 10-count as Del Rosario was declared the winner by knockout at 16 seconds of the second round.
After defeating Justin Carver by first round knockout on January 11, 2007, Shane then fought reigning WBC Muay Thai International Heavyweight Champion Ricardo van den Bos for the vacant WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Championship. Del Rosario dominated van den Bos throughout the majority of the bout. After dropping van den Bos twice in round number two, Del Rosario landed a knee that finished Ricardo van den Bos at the last second of the round. He was then declared the winner by knockout at 3:00 of round two and the new WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion. He would also become the first American to have won the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight title.
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