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

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.

Professional career

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

22 Wins (14 knockouts, 8 decisions), 16 Losses (2 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss24-0Poland Mateusz MasternakTKO404/02/2012Germany Fraport Arena, FrankfurtReferee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the fourth round.
Win8-16-1United States Leo BercierTKO505/11/2011United States Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
Loss10-0Russia Rakhim ChakhkiyevKO424/09/2011Germany Dima-Sportcenter, HamburgSimms knocked out at 1:43 of the fourth round.
Loss11-2Ukraine Anatoliy DudchenkoUD603/06/2011United States Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California
Loss21-0Germany Alexander FrenkelUD813/03/2010Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Win12-1-1Germany Martin KempfUD805/12/2009Germany Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Loss19-1United States Matt GodfreySD1012/09/2009United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Draw24-10-2United States Kelvin DavisPTS607/08/2009United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss21-1Canada Troy RossUD1019/06/2009Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Loss16-1Cuba Yoan Pablo HernandezMD825/10/2008Germany Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg
Win25-6United States Derrick HarmonUD615/05/2008United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss28-1Russia Grigory DrozdUD823/02/2008Russia DIVS, Ekaterinburg
Loss10-5Cuba Damian NorrisSD1007/02/2008United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss24-0Israel Roman GreenbergUD1010/03/2007United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Loss18-3-2Dominica Louis AzilleUD822/02/2007United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss11-0Germany Marco HuckUD817/12/2005Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Win19-22-3United States Willie ChapmanUD630/09/2005United States Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California
Win23-23-5United States David VedderUD826/08/2005United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Loss9-1-3United Kingdom Ola AfolabiUD819/08/2005United States Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win12-6-1United States Troy BeetsUD1021/07/2005United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Loss18-0-1Russia Vadim TokarevUD1013/05/2005Russia Kazan Sports Hall, Kazan
Win10-7-3United States Jonathan YoungUD829/04/2005United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win27-8-2Uganda Joseph KiwanukaRTD810/12/2004United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CaliforniaKiwanuka retired after the eighth round.
Win8-8-2Mexico Victor MacielKO114/10/2004United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CaliforniaMaciel knocked out at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss13-0-2United States Felix Cora, Jr.MD1225/06/2004United States Ramada Inn, Rosemont, IllinoisIBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win5-1Brazil Marcelino NovaesTKO627/03/2004United States ARCO Arena, Stateline, NevadaReferee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Loss7-0Cuba Yanqui DiazMD621/02/2004United States City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada
Draw10-0United States Felix Cora, Jr.PTS1015/03/2003United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Win13-32-8United States Wesley MartinKO201/11/2002United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CaliforniaMartin knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win6-22-1Cuba Miguel AquilaRTD424/05/2002United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win9-20United States Tracy BarriosTKO429/03/2002United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, CaliforniaReferee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win14-23Cuba Ali SanchezTKO319/12/2001United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CaliforniaReferee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Win11-4United States Reggie RobertsUD1007/09/2001United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win--United States Richard CurtisTKO121/07/2001United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CaliforniaReferee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win--United States Maximo MartinezKO222/06/2001United States Vallejo, California
Win3-4United States Kevin GilchristTKO127/04/2001United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win3-3United States Kevin GilchristKO211/03/2001United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CaliforniaGilchrist knocked out at 1:42 of the second round.
Win4-4-2United States Marcus HarveyKO219/01/2001United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CaliforniaHarvey knocked out at 1:08 of the second round.
Win5-3-1Mexico Jose Carlos GonzalezKO227/10/2000United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win24-23-2Mexico Jesus MayorgaMD419/08/2000United States Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byOlanda AndersonUnited States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion 1999Succeeded byOlanda Anderson