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Sam Maxwell
Born17 October 1988 (1988-10-17) (age 36)
Hackney, London, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesSuper Sam
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins17
Wins by KO11
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Light-welterweight
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colchester Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Liverpool Light-welterweight
Great Britain Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Lightweight
Strandzha Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Light-welterweight

Samuel Maxwell (born 17 October 1988) is an English professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth light-welterweight title from 2021 to 2023 and the British light-welterweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur career

Maxwell started boxing aged 11 at the local Higher Side gym, and went on to join the Solly amateur gym in Liverpool going on to win the ABA Championships. He represented Great Britain from 2012 to 2016 and competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition (WSB).[1] He boxed Vasyl Lomachenko twice during the WSB. His wins included Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Kazakhstan and China. He won a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished his amateur career in 2016.

Professional career

Maxwell made his professional debut on 7 October 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Ibrar Riyaz at the Greenbanks Sports Academy in Liverpool.[2]

After compiling a record of 10–0 (8 KOs) he faced Sabri Sediri for the vacant WBO European light-welterweight title on 23 March 2019 at the Leicester Arena. In the final minute of the contest Sediri began showboating, dancing around the ring with his hands down by his side. With less than 15 seconds to go and his opponent still neglecting his defence, Maxwell landed a solid right hand to leave Sediri sprawled out on the canvas. He was able to get back to his feet before the referee's count of ten but immediately stumbled on unsteady legs, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest with seconds left in the round, awarding Maxwell a tenth-round technical knockout (TKO) and the WBO European title.[3] After a second-round knockout (KO) win over Oscar Amador in a six-round non-title fight in July,[4] Maxwell retained his title against Connor Parker with a seventh-round TKO in November.[5]

Personal life

Maxwell was born in Hackney, London. Maxwell moved to Prescot, Knowsley in 1997 following the unexpected death of his father.

Professional boxing record

20 fights 17 wins 3 losses
By knockout 11 2
By decision 6 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
17 Loss 16–1 Alejandro Meneses TKO 9 (12) 2:39 22 April 2022 Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant IBO super-lightweight title
16 Win 16–0 Akeem Ennis-Brown UD 12 28 Aug 2021 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Won Commonwealth and British light-welterweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Ben Fields PTS 8 26 Mar 2021 Copper Box Arena, London, England
14 Win 14–0 Joe Hughes UD 10 29 Aug 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, England Retained WBO European light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Connor Parker TKO 7 (10), 2:45 30 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Retained WBO European light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Oscar Amador KO 2 (6), 1:23 12 Jul 2019 Olympia, Liverpool, England
11 Win 11–0 Sabri Sediri TKO 10 (10), 2:46 21 Mar 2019 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England Won vacant WBO European light-welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Jamie Quinn KO 1 (6) 22 Dec 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
9 Win 9–0 Chris Truman RTD 3 (6), 3:00 18 Aug 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Kane Baker PTS 6 9 Jun 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Michael Carrero KO 1 (6), 0:56 21 Apr 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Elvin Perez TKO 1 (6), 0:42 16 Mar 2018 Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Oszkar Fiko KO 3 (6), 1:50 25 Nov 2017 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Gyula Tallosi KO 1 (6), 2:55 21 Oct 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
3 Win 3–0 Angel Emilov TKO 3 (4) 17 Jun 2017 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Georgie Wright TKO 5 (6), 0:50 22 Apr 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
1 Win 1–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 7 Oct 2016 Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England

References

  1. ^ "British Lionhearts confirm deep squad for World Series Boxing return".
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Sam Maxwell vs. Ibrar Riyaz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ Boren, Cindy (25 March 2019). "A boxer learns a sad lesson about taunting when he's knocked out in final moments of title bout". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Foster, Elliot (15 July 2019). "Maxwell stops Amador at Olympia". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ Brown, Shaun (30 November 2019). "Sam Maxwell Stops Connor Parker To Retain WBO Strap". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.


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