Jordan Shimmell (born 10 October 1988 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States) is an American amateur heavyweight boxer best known for winning the National Golden Gloves and the US Champion at 201 lbs in 2009.
[2] In the first Midwestern Trials held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in April 2007, Shimmell won the heavyweight (201 pound) championship.
He defeated Jamie Power of Ireland in the semi-finals on a 5–0 unanimous decision and went on to knock out Mike McDonagh of Great Britain in the second round.
In June 2011, Shimmell returned to the top, winning his 2nd USA Boxing National Championships gold medal in three years (2009 & 2011).
[citation needed] Shimmell won each bout along the way and once again become the #1 amateur heavyweight in the United States by scores of 14–8 (finals), 19–7 (semi-finals), 18–12 (quarter-finals) and 12–5 (preliminaries).