Danny Sheehan

"Dynamite" Danny Sheehan (born August 18, 1973 in Salem, NH) is a professional, journeyman heavyweight boxer with 51 professional bouts. Sheehan gained notoriety in 2000 when he beat the undefeated Elvir Muriqi on ESPN. The fight drew much media attention with Muriqi's famed trainer, Teddy Atlas, speaking into his microphone while instructing Muriqi throughout the bout. Sheehan would lose a rematch to Muriqi a few months later.
Sheehan's last bout was on June, 16th 2012, Sheehan won by 1st round knockout over Jose Morla in Villa Duarte, Dominican Republic.
Career
Danny Sheehan began his amateur boxing career in 1991, fighting in the Lowell Golden Gloves tournament several times. Sheehan won the US Army championships in Fort Carson, CO in 1993. After playing 2 years of football as a Wide Receiver at Dean College, Sheehan was named the team's Most Valuable Player. After graduating from Dean, Sheehan attended American International College in Springfield, MA. He served as captain of the AIC wrestling team before leaving school. Once leaving AIC, Sheehan began training for a professional boxing career out of Hartford, CT's San Juan Center. In 1997 he made his professional boxing debut at the Springfield Civic Center. After the 1st Muriqi bout, Sheehan moved from Hartford, CT to Brockton, Massachusetts. He is best known for having a granite chin and his extreme toughness. Sheehan went into most of his fights untrained and on last minute's notice. He has competed against many of boxing's top fighters, including Deontay Wilder, Elvir Muriqi twice, Ran Nakash, Lou Del Valle, Jonathan Haggler, Mario Veit, Randy Griffin, Daniel Judah, Joey DeGrandis, James Butler, Prince Badi Ajamu, Rich LaMontagne, and many other notable boxers. Danny Sheehan became a matchmaker in 2002 for Cappiello Promotions, who promoted Danny from 2000-2007, and still works as a matchmaker independently for many promoters.

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