Age, Biography and Wiki

Pete Cunningham was born on 25 March, 1963 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is a Canadiana martial artist and actor. Discover Pete Cunningham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Coach at Sugarfoot Kickboxing Coach at Team USA Kickboxing
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 25 March 1963
Birthday 25 March
Birthplace Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality Canada

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 25 March. He is a member of famous Coach with the age 61 years old group.

Pete Cunningham Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, Pete Cunningham height is 1.73m .

Physical Status
Height 1.73m
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Pete Cunningham Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Pete Cunningham worth at the age of 61 years old? Pete Cunningham’s income source is mostly from being a successful Coach. He is from Canada. We have estimated Pete Cunningham's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Coach

Pete Cunningham Social Network

Instagram Pete Cunningham Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook Pete Cunningham Facebook
Wikipedia Pete Cunningham Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

2018

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. In 2018, currently teaching at House Of Champions in California.

2014

After retiring from competition, Peter continued his career in martial arts as a successful trainer. He has and is continuing to train top professional fighters, amateur fighters, as well as teaching classes for general public, including kids and adults. Over the years, he has trained many World Champion amateur and professional fighters in boxing and kickboxing, as well as well-known celebrities. In 2014, Cunningham was invited to be one of the coaches of the USA Kickboxing Team, and he brought his star pupil German Baltazar along with him. Together, they have led the team to gold medals in several international tournaments and events, including the 2014 Irish Kickboxing Open, 2014 WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) tournament in Canada, 2014 Brazilian Kickboxing World Cup and a history-making USA vs. Cuba tournament in Havana, Cuba in 2015.

1998

Peter grew up with siblings Julie, Zoey, Natalie, Vertille, Bert and Patrick. His son Chazz Christian Cunningham was born in 1998. As of 2016, Sugarfoot trains fighters and teaches classes at Team Karate Centers in Woodland Hills.

1995

Cunningham has written two books, the first of which, a kickboxing training manual entitled Civilized Warring, was published in 1995. He co-authored his second book, "Testimonials of a Legendary Champion" in 2013.

1986

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).

It seems that it was destiny and that the stars aligned - two of the greatest champions in their respective sports, boxing and kickboxing - both extended an invite to join them and train with them to pursue his championship aspirations. From that point on, and for the next three years Peter trained at both gyms every day, at the Joe Lewis - Muhammad Ali Gym in the morning and at the Jet Center in the afternoon. At this time ,Sugarfoot was fighting professionally in both boxing in kickboxing. He began to gravitate towards kickboxing, and in 1986 after losing a controversial boxing Lightweight title fight, decided to focus solely on kickboxing.

Peter is also an actor with several movies to his credit. In his first role, Cunningham played the lightweight champion fighter Frank Peters and faced off with action star Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1986 martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender. He was also featured in the 1986 Yuen Biao/Corey Yuen film Righting Wrongs. In addition, Peter guest starred opposite David Carradine on the Kung Fu: The Legend Continues television series (1993) and worked on big budget feature I Spy (2002), where he doubled Eddie Murphy. Most recently, Peter was in The Fighter (2010), playing the role of Mike 'Machine Gun' Mungin.

1983

As Sugarfoot made his move to Los Angeles, he was featured on the undercard of Muhammad Ali's exhibition bout with Edmonton Oiler enforcer Dave Semenko. The event took place at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton on June 12, 1983. Peter defeated his opponent, who was a World Lightweight Champion, and impressed Ali's trainer and cornerman Bundini Brown, who introduced Sugarfoot to Ali and his family. Ali signed a book for Peter's mother, and then suggested to Bundini to invite the young fighter to come and train at the Joe Lewis - Muhammad Ali Gym in Santa Monica.

1981

A few more wins in amateur kickboxing followed, and in January 1981, Peter met the legendary Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, who was giving a kickboxing seminar in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This is where The Jet told the young fighter "you are going to be a great champion". Around this time,Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham had his first professional kickboxing fight where he took on the Canadian Champion Gordy Gong. Peter won by a big knock out, a round kick to the head. After the fight, Sensei Rueben Urquidez and Sensei Blinky Rodriguez approached Cunningham and his mother to congratulate him on the big win, and extend an invitation to come and train out of their world class facility in Van Nuys, California, The Jet Center. This was a dream come true for Peter and he gladly accepted.

1980

Peter started his amateur kickboxing career in 1980, when he beat Reg Johnson in Calgary, Canada. Later that month, he began taking boxing lessons with Ted James and his son Rocky at the South Side Legion boxing gym in Edmonton.

1978

Peter took his first karate class in February 1978 after being introduced to his first karate dojo and first Sensei Grandmaster Robert Supeene Sr. by junior high school friends. He immediately felt the connection with his Sensei and fell in love with the sport. Seven months later, as an orange belt holder Peter participated in his first karate tournament. Along with winning top prize in his own belt division, he was voted "Best Technician" of the tournament, an award typically only won by black belts. This tournament marked the beginning of hiscareer.

1963

Peter D.O. Cunningham was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on March 25, 1963. When he was six years old, his parents divorced, and his mother Rosel left Trinidad and Tobago together with him and his siblings, and moved to the small island of St. Vincent in the West Indies. This is where Peter watched Enter the Dragon for the first time as a 10-year old and decided that he is "going to be like Bruce Lee". In 1976, Peter's family moved yet again, this time to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to start a new life. His mother became a sole bread winner and took care of the children. Peter attended St. Marks Junior High School and St. Joseph Composite High School in Edmonton.

1950

Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham (born March 25, 1963) is a retired Canadian 7-time World Champion Hall of Fame kickboxer, boxer, martial artist, actor and author. 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 50-1-1, having avenged the only draw of his career but only one defeated Peter, the undefeated Richard Sylla at the WKA World Title in Paris. 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.