Michael Simms (boxer)

Michael Simms
Personal information
Full nameMichael Simms Jr.
Nationality United States
Born (1974-07-26) July 26, 1974 (age 50)
Sacramento, California
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight heavyweight
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Houston Light Heavyweight

Michael Simms Jr (born July 26, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships at light heavyweight.

Amateur career

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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.[citation needed]

A year later, Simms was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline, and replaced with [1].[1]

Professional career

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He turned pro in 2000 but disappointed displaying a world class chin but moderate power and questionable work ethic. 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.[citation needed]

Professional boxing record

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22 Wins (14 knockouts, 8 decisions), 16 Losses (2 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws [2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-0 Poland Mateusz Masternak TKO 4 04/02/2012 Germany Fraport Arena, Frankfurt Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the fourth round.
Win 8-16-1 United States Leo Bercier TKO 5 05/11/2011 United States Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
Loss 10-0 Russia Rakhim Chakhkiyev KO 4 24/09/2011 Germany Dima-Sportcenter, Hamburg Simms knocked out at 1:43 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-2 Ukraine Anatoliy Dudchenko UD 6 03/06/2011 United States Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California
Loss 21-0 Germany Alexander Frenkel UD 8 13/03/2010 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Win 12-1-1 Germany Martin Kempf UD 8 05/12/2009 Germany Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Loss 19-1 United States Matt Godfrey SD 10 12/09/2009 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Draw 24-10-2 United States Kelvin Davis PTS 6 07/08/2009 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss 21-1 Canada Troy Ross UD 10 19/06/2009 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Loss 16-1 Cuba Yoan Pablo Hernandez MD 8 25/10/2008 Germany Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg
Win 25-6 United States Derrick Harmon UD 6 15/05/2008 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss 28-1 Russia Grigory Drozd UD 8 23/02/2008 Russia DIVS, Ekaterinburg
Loss 10-5 Cuba Damian Norris SD 10 07/02/2008 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss 24-0 Israel Roman Greenberg UD 10 10/03/2007 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Loss 18-3-2 Dominica Louis Azille UD 8 22/02/2007 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss 11-0 Germany Marco Huck UD 8 17/12/2005 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Win 19-22-3 United States Willie Chapman UD 6 30/09/2005 United States Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California
Win 23-23-5 United States David Vedder UD 8 26/08/2005 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss 9-1-3 United Kingdom Ola Afolabi UD 8 19/08/2005 United States Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 12-6-1 United States Troy Beets UD 10 21/07/2005 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Loss 18-0-1 Russia Vadim Tokarev UD 10 13/05/2005 Russia Kazan Sports Hall, Kazan
Win 10-7-3 United States Jonathan Young UD 8 29/04/2005 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win 27-8-2 Uganda Joseph Kiwanuka RTD 8 10/12/2004 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Kiwanuka retired after the eighth round.
Win 8-8-2 Mexico Victor Maciel KO 1 14/10/2004 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Maciel knocked out at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss 13-0-2 United States Felix Cora, Jr. MD 12 25/06/2004 United States Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 5-1 Brazil Marcelino Novaes TKO 6 27/03/2004 United States ARCO Arena, Stateline, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Loss 7-0 Cuba Yanqui Diaz MD 6 21/02/2004 United States City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada
Draw 10-0 United States Felix Cora, Jr. PTS 10 15/03/2003 United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Win 13-32-8 United States Wesley Martin KO 2 01/11/2002 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Martin knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win 6-22-1 Cuba Miguel Aquila RTD 4 24/05/2002 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win 9-20 United States Tracy Barrios TKO 4 29/03/2002 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win 14-23 Cuba Ali Sanchez TKO 3 19/12/2001 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Win 11-4 United States Reggie Roberts UD 10 07/09/2001 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win -- United States Richard Curtis TKO 1 21/07/2001 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win -- United States Maximo Martinez KO 2 22/06/2001 United States Vallejo, California
Win 3-4 United States Kevin Gilchrist TKO 1 27/04/2001 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win 3-3 United States Kevin Gilchrist KO 2 11/03/2001 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California Gilchrist knocked out at 1:42 of the second round.
Win 4-4-2 United States Marcus Harvey KO 2 19/01/2001 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Harvey knocked out at 1:08 of the second round.
Win 5-3-1 Mexico Jose Carlos Gonzalez KO 2 27/10/2000 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win 24-23-2 Mexico Jesus Mayorga MD 4 19/08/2000 United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California

References

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  1. ^ Olanda Anderson
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion
1999
Succeeded by