Steve Shepherd • Tribute

Steve Shepherd (RIP) - Old School Fighter October 10, 1950 - May 11, 2021 5-time world kickboxing champion , & . His Kickboxing Record: 50 wins (27KO’s), 5 losses, 1 no contests Martial Arts Background: Shotokan-Goju karate. Shepherd scored wins over future world champions Don Wilson, Ted Pryor, Dale “Apollo“ Cook and Bob “Thunder“ Thurman. He became the first champion to unify two major crowns & , in 1979. In November 1981, Shepherd challenged PKA heavyweight world champion Demetrius “Oaktree“ Edwards while only a middleweight, Shepherd outpointed heavyweight Edwards in a 10-round non-title match in West Palm Beach, Florida, a feat that made him the first middleweight kickboxer ever ranked number-one in the heavyweight division. He was also recognized as “Fighter of the Year” by Official Karate magazine’s 1982 Kickboxing Hall of Fame. He announced his retirement from active kickboxing in 1987, though he ma