Sam Maxwell (boxer)

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.

Sam Maxwell
Born	17 October 1988 (1988-10-17) (age 36) Hackney, London, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Super Sam
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-welterweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	17
Wins by KO	11
Losses	3
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Light-welterweight English National Championships 2011 Colchester Lightweight 2014 Liverpool Light-welterweight Great Britain Championships 2011 London Lightweight Strandzha Cup 2014 Sofia Light-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. 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Sam Maxwell from BoxRec (registration required)