Sam Maxwell (boxer) explained

Sam Maxwell
Nickname:Super Sam
Nationality:English
Birth Place:Hackney, London, England
Weight:Light-welterweight
Style:Orthodox
Total:20
Wins:17
Ko:11
Losses:3
Show-Medals:yes

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Loss16–1Alejandro MenesesTKO9 (12) 22 April 2022align=left
16Win16–0Akeem Ennis-BrownUD1228 Aug 2021
15Win15–0Ben FieldsPTS826 Mar 2021
14Win14–0Joe Hughes1029 Aug 2020
13Win13–0Connor ParkerTKO7 (10), 30 Nov 2019
12Win12–0Oscar AmadorKO2 (6), 12 Jul 2019
11Win11–0Sabri SediriTKO10 (10), 21 Mar 2019
10Win10–0Jamie QuinnKO1 (6)22 Dec 2018
9Win9–0Chris Truman3 (6), 18 Aug 2018
8Win8–0Kane BakerPTS69 Jun 2018
7Win7–0Michael CarreroKO1 (6), 21 Apr 2018
6Win6–0Elvin PerezTKO1 (6), 16 Mar 2018
5Win5–0Oszkar FikoKO3 (6), 25 Nov 2017
4Win4–0Gyula Tallosi1 (6), 21 Oct 2017
3Win3–0Angel EmilovTKO3 (4)17 Jun 2017
2Win2–0Georgie Wright5 (6), 22 Apr 2017
1Win1–0Ibrar Riyaz47 Oct 2016

Notes and References

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