Stephen Simmons (born 6 August 1984) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2018. He held multiple regional championships at cruiserweight, including the WBC International Silver title from 2013 to 2015 and the IBF European title in 2017. He also challenged for the British cruiserweight title in 2018.
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 careeredit
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 lifeedit
Simmons married his fiancée Nicole on 1 June 2014. They live in Edinburgh and they have 3 children.
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championships at cruiserweight including the WBC International Silver title from 2013 to 2015 and the IBF European title in 2017 He also challenged for the British cruiserweight title in 2018 Stephen SimmonsBorn 1984 08 06 6 August 1984 age 39 Edinburgh ScotlandOther namesSimbo MonsterStatisticsWeight s CruiserweightStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights21Wins18Wins by KO7Losses3No contests0Medal record Men s BoxingRepresenting ScotlandCommonwealth Games2010 Delhi HeavyweightCommonwealth Championships2005 Glasgow Heavyweight 1 2007 Liverpool Heavyweight 2 2010 Delhi Heavyweight 3 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 Professional boxing record 5 References 6 External linksAmateur career editStephen 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 editHe 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 editSimmons married his fiancee Nicole on 1 June 2014 They live in Edinburgh and they have 3 children Professional boxing record edit18 Wins 7 knockouts 11 decisions 3 Losses 0 Draws 7 Res Record Opponent Type Rd Time Date Location NotesLoss 15 2 nbsp Noel Gevor SD 12 12 2014 06 27 nbsp Braehead Arena Hamburg GermanyWin 15 1 nbsp Lars Buchholz RTD 3 10 2014 06 27 nbsp Braehead Arena Glasgow ScotlandWin 14 1 nbsp Remigijus Ziausys UD 6 2014 06 27 nbsp Braehead Arena Glasgow ScotlandWin 13 1 nbsp Imantas Davidaitis TKO 5 6 1 03 2015 12 05 nbsp Meadowbank Sports Centre Edinburgh ScotlandWin 12 1 nbsp Jiri Svacina PTS 8 2015 09 05 nbsp Meadowbank Sports Centre Edinburgh ScotlandLoss 11 1 nbsp Jon Lewis Dickinson TKO 8 10 2015 04 04 nbsp Metro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear Lost WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title Win 11 0 nbsp Courtney Richards PTS 6 2014 10 04 nbsp First Direct Arena Leeds YorkshireWin 10 0 nbsp Wadi Camacho TKO 10 10 1 01 2014 06 27 nbsp Braehead Arena Glasgow Scotland Retained WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title Win 9 0 nbsp David Graf UD 10 2013 09 07 nbsp Scottish Exhibition Centre Glasgow Scotland Won vacant WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title Win 8 0 nbsp Michael Sweeney RTD 3 10 3 00 2013 05 11 nbsp Emirates Arena Glasgow Scotland Won vacant BBBofC Celtic Cruiserweight title Win 7 0 nbsp Jovan Kaludjerovic KO 2 6 2 38 2013 02 16 nbsp Gorbals Leisure Centre Glasgow ScotlandWin 6 0 nbsp Tayar Mehmed PTS 6 2012 09 22 nbsp Scottish Exhibition Centre Glasgow ScotlandWin 5 0 nbsp Jevgenijs Andrejevs PTS 6 2012 06 29 nbsp Kelvin Hall Glasgow ScotlandWin 4 0 nbsp Hastings Rasani TKO 6 6 2 29 2012 03 10 nbsp Braehead Arena Glasgow ScotlandWin 3 0 nbsp John Anthony PTS 6 2011 11 25 nbsp Ravenscraig Sports Centre Motherwell ScotlandWin 2 0 nbsp Hari Miles PTS 4 2011 05 21 nbsp Millennium Dome Greenwich LondonWin 1 0 nbsp Nick Okoth TKO 2 4 1 36 2011 03 12 nbsp Braehead Arena Glasgow Scotland Professional debut References edit 4th Commonwealth Championships Amateur Boxing Retrieved 8 August 2022 5th Commonwealth Championships Amateur Boxing Retrieved 8 August 2022 6th Commonwealth Championships Amateur Boxing Retrieved 8 August 2022 Noel Gevor Edges Stephen Simmons With a Split Nod Win BoxingScene com 14 October 2016 Retrieved 6 November 2020 Askin vs Simmons News Tape Ringwalk TV Streaming amp Tickets Box Live Retrieved 6 November 2020 Stephen Simmons announces retirement from boxing HeraldScotland 6 April 2018 Retrieved 6 November 2020 Boxing record for Stephen Simmons from BoxRec registration required External links editBoxing record for Stephen Simmons from BoxRec registration required Stephen Simmons on Facebook Stephen Simmons on Twitter nbsp Stephen Simmons Profile News Archive amp Current Rankings at Box Live Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Simmons boxer amp oldid 1204107194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
