Michael Simms (boxer)

Michael Simms Jr (born July 26, 1974 in Sacramento, California) is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.

Michael Simms
Personal information
Full nameMichael Simms Jr.
Nationality United States
Born (1974-07-26) July 26, 1974
Sacramento, California
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Heavyweight

Amateur

Simms won the tournament in Houston 1999 by beating David Haye 8-2, Humberto Savigne of Cuba 5-1, defeating Ali Ismayilov of Azerbaijan by 7-5 and getting a controversial 3-3 (countback 33-26) decision over John Dovi of France in the final.

A year later, Simms was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline, and replaced with Olanda Anderson.

Pro

He turned pro in 2000 but disappointed displaying a world class chin but moderate power and questionable work ethics. He drew with undefeated Felix Cora Jr. in 2003, then lost to undefeated heavyweight Nurlan Meirmanov, the rematch with Cora in 2004, undefeated cruiser Vadim Tokarev, Ola Afolabi (9-1) and undefeated Marco Huck in 2005. In 2007 he lost to Louis Azille and undefeated heavyweight Roman Greenberg.

Professional boxing record
22 Wins (14 knockouts, 8 decisions), 16 Losses (2 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-0 Mateusz Masternak TKO 4 04/02/2012 Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Hesse Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the fourth round.
Win 8-16-1 Leo Bercier TKO 5 05/11/2011 Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
Loss 10-0 Rakhim Chakhkiyev KO 4 24/09/2011 Dima-Sportcenter, Lohbruegge, Hamburg Simms knocked out at 1:43 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-2 Anatoliy Dudchenko UD 6 03/06/2011 Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California 54-60, 54-60, 55-59.
Loss 21-0 Alexander Frenkel UD 8 13/03/2010 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 73-79, 75-79, 73-79.
Win 12-1-1 Martin Kempf UD 8 05/12/2009 Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg 77-75, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss 19-1 Matt Godfrey SD 10 12/09/2009 Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 93-96, 94-95, 95-94.
Draw 24-10-2 Kelvin "Concrete" Davis PTS 6 07/08/2009 Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 58-56, 57-57, 56-58.
Loss 21-1 Troy Ross UD 10 19/06/2009 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec 91-98, 90-99, 90-99.
Loss 16-1 Yoan Pablo Hernandez MD 8 25/10/2008 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony 76-77, 74-77, 76-76.
Win 25-6 Derrick "Royalty" Harmon UD 6 15/05/2008 Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 58-55, 58-55, 57-56.
Loss 28-1 Grigory Drozd UD 8 23/02/2008 DIVS, Ekaterinburg 72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Loss 10-5 Damian Norris SD 10 07/02/2008 Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 92-98, 94-96, 97-93.
Loss 24-0 Roman Greenberg UD 10 10/03/2007 Madison Square Garden, New York City 91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss 18-3-2 Louis Azille UD 8 22/02/2007 Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California 74-78, 74-78, 75-77.
Loss 11-0 Marco Huck UD 8 17/12/2005 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 72-80, 73-78, 73-78.
Win 19-22-3 Willie Chapman UD 6 30/09/2005 Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California 59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Win 23-23-5 David Vedder UD 8 26/08/2005 Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California 78-74, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss 9-1-3 Ola Afolabi UD 8 19/08/2005 Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada 73-78, 74-77, 74-77.
Win 12-6-1 Troy Beets UD 10 21/07/2005 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California 100-90, 98-92, 99-91.
Loss 18-0-1 Vadim Tokarev UD 10 13/05/2005 Kazan Sports Hall, Kazan 90-100, 93-97, 94-96.
Win 10-7-3 Jonathan "Two Guns" Young UD 8 29/04/2005 Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win 27-8-2 Joseph "African Express" Kiwanuka RTD 8 10/12/2004 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Kiwanuka retired after the eighth round.
Win 8-8-2 Victor Maciel KO 1 14/10/2004 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Maciel knocked out at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss 13-0-2 Felix Cora, Jr. MD 12 25/06/2004 Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 112-116, 112-116, 114-114.
Win 5-1 Marcelino Novaes TKO 6 27/03/2004 ARCO Arena, Stateline, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Loss 7-0 Yanqui Diaz MD 6 21/02/2004 City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada 55-58, 55-57, 56-56.
Draw 10-0 Felix Cora, Jr. PTS 10 15/03/2003 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois 94-96, 96-95, 95-95.
Win 13-32-8 Wesley Martin KO 2 01/11/2002 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Martin knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win 6-22-1 Miguel Aquila RTD 4 24/05/2002 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Aquila retired at the end of the fourth round.
Win 9-20 Tracy Barrios TKO 4 29/03/2002 Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win 14-23 Ali Sanchez TKO 3 19/12/2001 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Win 11-4 Reggie Roberts UD 10 07/09/2001 Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win -- Richard "The Lionheart" Curtis TKO 1 21/07/2001 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win -- Maximo Martinez KO 2 22/06/2001 Vallejo, California
Win 3-4 Kevin Gilchrist TKO 1 27/04/2001 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win 3-3 Kevin Gilchrist KO 2 11/03/2001 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Gilchrist knocked out at 1:42 of the second round.
Win 4-4-2 Marcus M. Harvey KO 2 19/01/2001 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Harvey knocked out at 1:08 of the second round.
Win 5-3-1 Jose Carlos Gonzalez KO 2 27/10/2000 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win 24-23-2 Jesus Mayorga MD 4 19/08/2000 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California 38-38, 40-36, 40-36.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Olanda Anderson		 United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion
1999		 Succeeded by
Olanda Anderson
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