Stephen Simmons (boxer)


Stephen Simmons is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2018. At regional level, he held multiple cruiserweight championships; and challenged once for the British title in 2018.
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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.
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.
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.
In April 2018, Simmons announced that he is retiring from the sport of boxing.

Personal life

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

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Loss18–3Matty AskinTKO2, 1:5317 Mar 2018York Hall, London, EnglandFor British cruiserweight title
20Win18–2Simon BarclayUD126 Oct 2017Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, ScotlandWon vacant IBF European cruiserweight title
19Win17–2Lukasz Rusiewicz6, 0:358 Jul 2017Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandRusiewicz disqualified for persistent fouling
18Win16–2Arturs KulikauskisPTS619 May 2017Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
17Loss15–2Norair Mikaeljan1214 Oct 2016Inselpark Arena, Hamburg, GermanyFor WBO International cruiserweight title
16Win15–1Lars BuchholzRTD3, 3:001 Oct 2016Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
15Win14–1Remigijus ZiausysPTS628 Jan 2016Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
14Win13–1Imantas DavidaitisTKO5, 1:035 Dec 2015Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
13Win12–1Jiri SvacinaPTS85 Sep 2015Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
12Loss11–1Jon-Lewis DickinsonTKO8, 2:154 Apr 2015Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandLost WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
11Win11–0Courtney RichardsPTS64 Oct 2014First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
10Win10–0Wadi CamachoTKO10, 1:0127 Jun 2014Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandRetained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
9Win9–0David Graf107 Sep 2013Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
8Win8–0Michael Sweeney3, 3:0011 May 2013Emirates Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant Celtic cruiserweight title
7Win7–0Jovan Kaludjerovic2, 2:3812 Jul 2014Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
6Win6–0Tayar MehmedPTS622 Sep 2012Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
5Win5–0Jevgenijs AndrejevsPTS629 Jun 2012Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
4Win4–0Hastings RasaniTKO6, 2:291 Feb 2014Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
3Win3–0John AnthonyPTS625 Nov 2011Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, Scotland
2Win2–0Hari Miles421 May 2011The O2 Arena, London, England
1Win1–0Nick Okoth2, 1:3612 Mar 2011Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland