SOUTHPAW super welterweight (junior middleweight) Shawn `The Heat’ Garnett started his pro career on a shaky note but bounced back to make amends later on.On his debut in November 1998, Garnett lost by decision to Charles Clarke. He rebounded by ending the next 10 fights without a defeat.

One of the victories occurred on February 20, 2001 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Guyanese clashed with George `The Rooster’ Armenta of the USA in a six-rounder. At the end Garnett was adjudged the winner by unanimous decision.
He won the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latin America junior middleweight title on March 29, 2003 following a unanimous decision over Colombian Epifanio Mendoza in Florida.
Garnett, who resides in Canada, last entered the ring in June 2009. He then lost by unanimous decision to Austin Trout who went on to win the WBA junior middleweight title.