Stephen Simmons (boxer)

Stephen Simmons
Personal information
Nickname
Simbo Monster
Born (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984
Edinburgh, Scotland
WeightCruiserweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins18
Win by KO7
Losses3
No contests0
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Heavyweight
Commonwealth Championships
2005 Glasgow Heavyweight[1]
2007 Liverpool Heavyweight[2]
2010 Delhi Heavyweight[3]

Stephen Simmons (born 6 August 1984) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2018. At regional level, he held multiple cruiserweight championships; and challenged once for the British title in 2018.

Amateur career

Stephen Simmons started boxing aged 12 and fought his entire Amateur Career out of renowned Scottish Amateur Boxing Club Leith Victoria AAC, being coached by his Uncle Kenny who boxed for Scotland at Middleweight. He won numerous trophies throughout Europe since 2004, having around 115 Amateur contests winning approximately 80 of them. Simmons competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, winning the bronze medal in the 91 kg Heavyweight Division.

Professional career

He is currently trained by Billy Nelson. Simmons is managed by MTK Global (Mathew Macklin).

According to Boxrec, in October 2016, Simmons was ranked 5th in the UK and 46th in the World at Cruiserweight level.

On 27 June 2016, Simmons battled against Noel Gevor in Hamburg, Germany. Simmons was aggressive throughout the fight, while Gevor boxed well, but neither fighter looked like they did enough to win the rounds by a clear margin. In the end, it was a very close fight, and the judges scored it 116-112 twice for Gevor, and 116–113, awarding Gevor the split-decision win.[4]

On 17 March 2018, Simmons fought Matty Askin for the vacant British cruiserweight belt. Simmons was outmatched by Askin, losing the fight in the second round via TKO.[5]

In April 2018, Simmons announced that he is retiring from the sport of boxing.[6]

Personal life

Simmons married his fiancée Nicole on 1 June 2014. They live in Edinburgh and they have 3 children.

Professional boxing record

21 fights 18 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 10 1
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 18–3 Matty Askin TKO 2 (12), 1:53 17 Mar 2018 York Hall, London, England For British cruiserweight title
20 Win 18–2 Simon Barclay UD 12 6 Oct 2017 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Won vacant IBF European cruiserweight title
19 Win 17–2 Lukasz Rusiewicz DQ 6 (6), 0:35 8 Jul 2017 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Rusiewicz disqualified for persistent fouling
18 Win 16–2 Arturs Kulikauskis PTS 6 19 May 2017 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
17 Loss 15–2 Norair Mikaeljan SD 12 14 Oct 2016 Inselpark Arena, Hamburg, Germany For WBO International cruiserweight title
16 Win 15–1 Lars Buchholz RTD 3 (10), 3:00 1 Oct 2016 Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
15 Win 14–1 Remigijus Ziausys PTS 6 28 Jan 2016 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
14 Win 13–1 Imantas Davidaitis TKO 5 (6), 1:03 5 Dec 2015 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
13 Win 12–1 Jiri Svacina PTS 8 5 Sep 2015 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Loss 11–1 Jon-Lewis Dickinson TKO 8 (10), 2:15 4 Apr 2015 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Lost WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
11 Win 11–0 Courtney Richards PTS 6 4 Oct 2014 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
10 Win 10–0 Wadi Camacho TKO 10 (10), 1:01 27 Jun 2014 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Retained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
9 Win 9–0 David Graf UD 10 7 Sep 2013 Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
8 Win 8–0 Michael Sweeney RTD 3 (10), 3:00 11 May 2013 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant Celtic cruiserweight title
7 Win 7–0 Jovan Kaludjerovic KO 2 (6), 2:38 12 Jul 2014 Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Win 6–0 Tayar Mehmed PTS 6 22 Sep 2012 Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Win 5–0 Jevgenijs Andrejevs PTS 6 29 Jun 2012 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
4 Win 4–0 Hastings Rasani TKO 6 (6), 2:29 1 Feb 2014 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
3 Win 3–0 John Anthony PTS 6 25 Nov 2011 Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, Scotland
2 Win 2–0 Hari Miles PTS 4 21 May 2011 The O2 Arena, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Nick Okoth TKO 2 (4), 1:36 12 Mar 2011 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland

References

  1. ^ "4th Commonwealth Championships". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "5th Commonwealth Championships". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ "6th Commonwealth Championships". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Noel Gevor Edges Stephen Simmons With a Split Nod Win". BoxingScene.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Askin vs Simmons – News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Stephen Simmons announces retirement from boxing". HeraldScotland. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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