Robert Shannon

Shannon turned pro in 1984 and was undefeated in his first 15 fights before losing a split decision to future champion Greg Richardson in 1986. The following year Shannon lost to future champ Jose Sanabria and his career began to slide. He retired from the sport in 1990.

After beating up one kid, he was invited to a gym where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15 and a world junior championship at the age of 16. Shannon qualified for the 1980 Olympic games as a 17-year-old at 106 pounds, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. He also qualified for the Olympics in 1984 at 119 pounds, but was eliminated in the 3rd round when the bout was stopped by the referee (RSC - referee stops contest) with 1 minute 46 seconds remaining against Sung-Kil Moon of South Korea. Moon had a standing eight count in the second round. Later, Shannon also had a standing-eight count on Moon. Shannon's amateur record was 124-27.

Robert Shannon (born November 11, 1962 in Seattle, Washington) is an American former professional boxer.