Stephen Simmons (boxer)

Stephen Simmons (born 6 August 1984) is a retired British professional boxer from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is IBF European Cruiserweight Champion and a former WBC International Silver & Celtic Cruiserweight Champion.

Stephen Simmons
Statistics
Real nameStephen Simmons
Nickname(s)Simbo Monster
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Nationality Scottish
Born (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984
Edinburgh, Scotland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins18
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

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, 2014, 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.[1]

On 17 March, 2018, Simmons fought Matty Askin for the vacat British cruiserweight belt. Simmons was outmatched by Askin, losing the fight in the second round via TKO.[2]

In April 2018, Simmons announced that he is retiring from the sport of boxing.[3]

Personal life

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

Professional boxing record
18 Wins (7 knockouts, 11 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws[4]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 15–2 Noel Gevor SD 12 (12) 2014-06-27 Braehead Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Win 15–1 Lars Buchholz RTD 3 (10) 2014-06-27 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 14–1 Remigijus Žiaušys UD 6 2014-06-27 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 13–1 Imantas Davidaitis TKO 5 (6), 1:03 2015-12-05 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Win 12–1 Jiří Svačina PTS 8 2015-09-05 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Loss 11–1 Jon-Lewis Dickinson TKO 8 (10) 2015-04-04 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Lost WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win 11–0 Courtney Richards PTS 6 2014-10-04 First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire
Win 10–0 Wadi Camacho TKO 10 (10), 1:01 2014-06-27 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Retained WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win 9–0 David Graf UD 10 2013-09-07 Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win 8–0 Michael Sweeney RTD 3 (10), 3:00 2013-05-11 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant BBBofC Celtic Cruiserweight title.
Win 7–0 Jovan Kaludjerovic KO 2 (6), 2:38 2013-02-16 Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 6–0 Tayar Mehmed PTS 6 2012-09-22 Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 5–0 Jevgēņijs Andrejevs PTS 6 2012-06-29 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 4–0 Hastings Rasani TKO 6 (6), 2:29 2012-03-10 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 3–0 John Anthony PTS 6 2011-11-25 Ravenscraig Sports Centre, Motherwell, Scotland
Win 2–0 Hari Miles PTS 4 2011-05-21 Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London
Win 1–0 Nick Okoth TKO 2 (4), 1:36 2011-03-12 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Professional debut.

References
  1. "Noel Gevor Edges Stephen Simmons With a Split Nod Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Askin vs Simmons - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "Stephen Simmons announces retirement from boxing". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. Boxing record for Stephen Simmons from BoxRec
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