Sam Maxwell (boxer)


Samuel Maxwell is an English professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2021 to 2023 and the British super-lightweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
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Amateur career

Maxwell started boxing aged 11 at the local Higher Side gym, and went on to join the Solly amateur gym in Liverpool going on to win the ABA Championships. He represented Great Britain from 2012 to 2016 and competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition. He boxed Vasyl Lomachenko twice during the WSB. His wins included Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Kazakhstan and China. He won a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Professional career

Maxwell made his professional debut on 7 October 2016, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Ibrar Riyaz at the Greenbanks Sports Academy in Liverpool.
After compiling a record of 10–0 including eight knockouts, he faced Sabri Sediri for the vacant WBO European super-lightweight title on 23 March 2019 at the Leicester Arena. In the final minute of the contest Sediri began showboating, dancing around the ring with his hands down by his side. With less than 15 seconds to go and his opponent still neglecting his defence, Maxwell landed a solid right hand to leave Sediri sprawled out on the canvas. He was able to get back to his feet before the referee's count of 10 but immediately stumbled on unsteady legs, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest with seconds left in the round, awarding Maxwell a 10th round technical knockout and the WBO European title.
After a second-round knockout win over Oscar Amador in a six-round non-title fight in July, Maxwell retained his title against Connor Parker with a seventh-round technical knockout in November.
Maxwell retained his title with a seventh round stoppage of Connor Parker at Arena Birmingham on 30 November 2019 and a unanimous decision win over Joe Hughes at BT Sport Studio in London on 20 August 2020.
On 28 August 2021, he challenged British and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion Akeem Ennis-Brown at Arena Birmingham. He won via unanimous decision.
Maxwell faced Alejandro Meneses for the vacant IBO super-lightweight title at Liverpool Arena on 22 April 2022, losing by stoppage in the ninth round.
He returned to winning ways in his next fight, recurring a points victory against Shaun Cooper over six rounds at Nottingham Arena on 18 February 2023.
Next, Maxwell faced Dalton Smith at Sheffield Arena on 1 July 2023, with his Commonwealth super-lightweight title, and the British super-lightweight title which he had vacated and had subsequently been won by his opponent, on the line. Maxwell lost by stoppage in the seventh round.
He challenged WBO European super-lightweight champion Seán McComb at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 2 December 2023. Maxwell was knocked to the canvas three times during the fight, and although he managed to make it through the full 10 rounds, he lost via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Maxwell was born in Hackney, London. He moved to Prescot, Knowsley, in 1997 following the unexpected death of his father.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Loss17–3Seán McCombUD102 Dec 2023SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor WBO European super-lightweight title
19Loss17–2Dalton SmithTKO7, 1:341 Jul 2023Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandFor British and Commonwealth super-lightweight titles
18Win17–1Shaun CooperPTS618 Feb 2023Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
17Loss16–1Alejandro MenesesTKO9, 2:3922 Apr 2022Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor vacant IBO super-lightweight title
16Win16–0Akeem Ennis-BrownUD1228 Aug 2021Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandWon Commonwealth and British super-lightweight titles
15Win15–0Ben FieldsPTS826 Mar 2021Copper Box Arena, London, England
14Win14–0Joe Hughes1029 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandRetained WBO European super-lightweight title
13Win13–0Connor ParkerTKO7, 2:4530 Nov 2019Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandRetained WBO European super-lightweight title
12Win12–0Oscar AmadorKO2, 1:2312 Jul 2019 Olympia, Liverpool, England
11Win11–0Sabri SediriTKO10, 2:4621 Mar 2019Leicester Arena, Leicester, EnglandWon vacant WBO European super-lightweight title
10Win10–0Jamie QuinnKO1 22 Dec 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
9Win9–0Chris TrumanRTD|Corner retirement3, 3:0018 Aug 2018Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8Win8–0Kane BakerPTS69 Jun 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0Michael CarreroKO1, 0:5621 Apr 2018SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6Win6–0Elvin PerezTKO1, 0:4216 Mar 2018Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0Oszkar FikoKO3, 1:5025 Nov 2017König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
4Win4–0Gyula TallosiKO|Knockout1, 2:5521 Oct 2017First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
3Win3–0Angel EmilovTKO3 17 Jun 2017Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2Win2–0Georgie Wright5, 0:5022 Apr 2017Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
1Win1–0Ibrar Riyaz47 Oct 2016Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England