Sam Maxwell (boxer)

Samuel Maxwell (born 17 October 1988) is an English professional boxer who has held the WBO European light-welterweight title since 2019.

Sam Maxwell
Statistics
Nickname(s)Super Sam
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
NationalityEnglish
Born17 October 1988 (1988-10-17) (age 31)
Hackney, London, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO11
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowLight-welterweight

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. After being knocked down twice, Maxwell was losing the fight going into the tenth and final round. 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
Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Connor Parker TKO 7 (10), 2:45 30 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Retained WBO European junior-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 junior-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. http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/9643350/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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