Shannon Courtenay

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Courtenay made her professional debut on 23 March 2019, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports^[4] as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defense against Angel Moreno.^[5]

One month later she defeated Roz Mari Silyanova via four-round points decision on 23 April.^[6] The fight was streamed live on Sky Sports' Facebook page as part of the preliminary undercard for Dave Allen vs. Lucas Browne at The O2 Arena, London.^[7][8] In June, she stopped Valerija Sepetovska by technical knockout (TKO) at 1 minute 16 seconds in the second-round of a scheduled six-round bout held at the York Hall.^[9] Her next fight was a four-round points win over Jasmina Nad on 26 October as part of the undercard for the Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis world title fight, held at The O2 Arena.^[10] Courtenay's final fight of 2019 came on 19 December, scoring a fifth-round TKO over Buchra El Quaissi at the York Hall.^[11]

Her first fight of 2020 came against Rachel Ball on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. In a fight which saw Courtenay dropped to the canvas by a left hook in the first round, she went on to suffer her first professional defeat, losing on points over eight rounds, with the referee scoring the bout 77–75.^[12]

She bounced back with a technical knockout victory against Dorota Norek on 4 December 2020,^[13] before facing Ebanie Bridges for the vacant WBA female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 10 April 2021 at the Copper Box Arena in London. In a fight which saw Courtenay hurt her opponent with a right hand in the fifth round while also causing Bridges' eye to close through swelling by the ninth, Courtenay emerged victorious via ten-round unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third judge scored it 97–94.^[14][15]

In July 2021 it was announced that Courtenay would make the first defence of her title against Jamie Mitchell on 14 August that year at the Matchroom Sport Headquarters.^[16] The fight was postponed after Courtenay suffered an injury in training and was forced to withdraw.^[17] It was rescheduled for 9 October 2021 at Echo Arena in Liverpool .^[18] The day before the fight, Courtenay failed to make the required weight and was stripped of the title.^[19][20] The bout went with Mitchell, who was still able to claim the now vacant title, winning via majority decision.^[21][22]

Ring return

After almost two years of inactivity, Courtenay made her ring return on 19 October 2024 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, losing a six-round contest on points 56–58 to Catherine Tacone Ramos.^[23][24]

She signed with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions in July 2025.^[25] Courtenay made her first appearance for the promotion against Jessica Radtke Maltez at LIV Nightclub in Miami, Florida, USA, on 16 December 2025, as part of a three-fight card building up to the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua bout set to take place three days later.^[26] She won the six round bout by unanimous decision.^[27]

Courtenay faced Sasha Booker in London, England, on 5 April 2026.^[28] She won by third round technical knockout.^[29]