Michael Simms (boxer)
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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 | |||||||
| 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 |
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded byOlanda Anderson | United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion 1999 | Succeeded byOlanda Anderson |