Stephen Simmons (boxer)

Stephen Simmons
Stephen Simmons
Born	6 August 1984 (age 39); Edinburgh, Scotland
Other names	Simbo Monster
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	18
Wins by KO	7
Losses	3
No contests	0
Men's Boxing
Representing Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Championships

Stephen Simmons (born 6 August 1984) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2018. He held multiple regional championships at cruiserweight, including the WBC International Silver title from 2013 to 2015 and the IBF European title in 2017. He also challenged for the British cruiserweight title in 2018.

Amateur career edit

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 edit

He is currently trained by Billy Nelson. Simmons is managed by MTK Global (Mathew Macklin).

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

In April 2018, Simmons announced that he is retiring from the sport of boxing.^[6]

Personal life edit

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

Professional boxing record edit

18 Wins (7 knockouts, 11 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws^[7]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	15–2	Noel Gevor	SD	12 (12)	2014-06-27	Braehead Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Win	15–1	Lars Buchholz	RTD	3 (10)	2014-06-27	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	14–1	Remigijus Žiaušys	UD	6	2014-06-27	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	13–1	Imantas Davidaitis	TKO	5 (6), 1:03	2015-12-05	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Win	12–1	Jiří Svačina	PTS	8	2015-09-05	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Loss	11–1	Jon-Lewis Dickinson	TKO	8 (10)	2015-04-04	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	Lost WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win	11–0	Courtney Richards	PTS	6	2014-10-04	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire
Win	10–0	Wadi Camacho	TKO	10 (10), 1:01	2014-06-27	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Retained WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win	9–0	David Graf	UD	10	2013-09-07	Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Won vacant WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title.
Win	8–0	Michael Sweeney	RTD	3 (10), 3:00	2013-05-11	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Won vacant BBBofC Celtic Cruiserweight title.
Win	7–0	Jovan Kaludjerovic	KO	2 (6), 2:38	2013-02-16	Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	6–0	Tayar Mehmed	PTS	6	2012-09-22	Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	5–0	Jevgēņijs Andrejevs	PTS	6	2012-06-29	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	4–0	Hastings Rasani	TKO	6 (6), 2:29	2012-03-10	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	3–0	John Anthony	PTS	6	2011-11-25	Ravenscraig Sports Centre, Motherwell, Scotland
Win	2–0	Hari Miles	PTS	4	2011-05-21	Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London
Win	1–0	Nick Okoth	TKO	2 (4), 1:36	2011-03-12	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Professional debut.