Michael Simms (boxer)

Michael Simms

Personal information
Full name	Michael Simms Jr.
Nationality	United States
Born	(1974-07-26) July 26, 1974 Sacramento, California
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
Medal record World Amateur Championships 1999 Houston Light Heavyweight

Michael Simms Jr (born July 26, 1974 in Sacramento, California) is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.

Amateur

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.

A year later, Simms was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline, and replaced with Olanda Anderson.

Pro

He turned pro in 2000 but disappointed displaying a world class chin but moderate power and questionable work ethics. 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.

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	Mateusz Masternak	TKO	4	04/02/2012	Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Hesse	Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the fourth round.
Win	8-16-1	Leo Bercier	TKO	5	05/11/2011	Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
Loss	10-0	Rakhim Chakhkiyev	KO	4	24/09/2011	Dima-Sportcenter, Lohbruegge, Hamburg	Simms knocked out at 1:43 of the fourth round.
Loss	11-2	Anatoliy Dudchenko	UD	6	03/06/2011	Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California	54-60, 54-60, 55-59.
Loss	21-0	Alexander Frenkel	UD	8	13/03/2010	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin	73-79, 75-79, 73-79.
Win	12-1-1	Martin Kempf	UD	8	05/12/2009	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg	77-75, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss	19-1	Matt Godfrey	SD	10	12/09/2009	Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California	93-96, 94-95, 95-94.
Draw	24-10-2	Kelvin "Concrete" Davis	PTS	6	07/08/2009	Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California	58-56, 57-57, 56-58.
Loss	21-1	Troy Ross	UD	10	19/06/2009	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec	91-98, 90-99, 90-99.
Loss	16-1	Yoan Pablo Hernandez	MD	8	25/10/2008	Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony	76-77, 74-77, 76-76.
Win	25-6	Derrick "Royalty" Harmon	UD	6	15/05/2008	Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California	58-55, 58-55, 57-56.
Loss	28-1	Grigory Drozd	UD	8	23/02/2008	DIVS, Ekaterinburg	72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Loss	10-5	Damian Norris	SD	10	07/02/2008	Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California	92-98, 94-96, 97-93.
Loss	24-0	Roman Greenberg	UD	10	10/03/2007	Madison Square Garden, New York City	91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss	18-3-2	Louis Azille	UD	8	22/02/2007	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California	74-78, 74-78, 75-77.
Loss	11-0	Marco Huck	UD	8	17/12/2005	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin	72-80, 73-78, 73-78.
Win	19-22-3	Willie Chapman	UD	6	30/09/2005	Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California	59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Win	23-23-5	David Vedder	UD	8	26/08/2005	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California	78-74, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss	9-1-3	Ola Afolabi	UD	8	19/08/2005	Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	73-78, 74-77, 74-77.
Win	12-6-1	Troy Beets	UD	10	21/07/2005	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	100-90, 98-92, 99-91.
Loss	18-0-1	Vadim Tokarev	UD	10	13/05/2005	Kazan Sports Hall, Kazan	90-100, 93-97, 94-96.
Win	10-7-3	Jonathan "Two Guns" Young	UD	8	29/04/2005	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win	27-8-2	Joseph "African Express" Kiwanuka	RTD	8	10/12/2004	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	Kiwanuka retired after the eighth round.
Win	8-8-2	Victor Maciel	KO	1	14/10/2004	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	Maciel knocked out at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss	13-0-2	Felix Cora, Jr.	MD	12	25/06/2004	Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 112-116, 112-116, 114-114.
Win	5-1	Marcelino Novaes	TKO	6	27/03/2004	Template:Country data Caesars Tahoe ARCO Arena, Stateline, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Loss	7-0	Yanqui Diaz	MD	6	21/02/2004	City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada	55-58, 55-57, 56-56.
Draw	10-0	Felix Cora, Jr.	PTS	10	15/03/2003	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois	94-96, 96-95, 95-95.
Win	13-32-8	Wesley Martin	KO	2	01/11/2002	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	Martin knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win	6-22-1	Miguel Aquila	RTD	4	24/05/2002	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California	Aquila retired at the end of the fourth round.
Win	9-20	Tracy Barrios	TKO	4	29/03/2002	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California	Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win	14-23	Ali Sanchez	TKO	3	19/12/2001	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Win	11-4	Reggie Roberts	UD	10	07/09/2001	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California	98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win	--	Richard "The Lionheart" Curtis	TKO	1	21/07/2001	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win	--	Maximo Martinez	KO	2	22/06/2001	Vallejo, California
Win	3-4	Kevin Gilchrist	TKO	1	27/04/2001	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	3-3	Kevin Gilchrist	KO	2	11/03/2001	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California	Gilchrist knocked out at 1:42 of the second round.
Win	4-4-2	Marcus M. Harvey	KO	2	19/01/2001	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	Harvey knocked out at 1:08 of the second round.
Win	5-3-1	Jose Carlos Gonzalez	KO	2	27/10/2000	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Win	24-23-2	Jesus Mayorga	MD	4	19/08/2000	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California	38-38, 40-36, 40-36.

External links

• Pro record