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{{Short description|British boxer (born 1988)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name           = Sam Maxwell
| image          =
| caption        =
| real_name =
| nickname       = Super Sam
| nationality    = English
| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|17 October 1988}}
| birth_place    = [[Hackney, London]], England
| weight         = [[Light-welterweight]]
| height         =
| reach          =
| style          = Orthodox
| total          = 20
| wins           = 17
| KO             = 11
| losses         = 3
| draws          =
| no contests    =
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalComp|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Light welterweight|Light-welterweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[ABA Championships|English National Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[ABA Championships#Lightweight (-60kg)|2011 Colchester]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalGold | [[ABA Championships#Light-Welterweight (-64kg)|2014 Liverpool]] | Light-welterweight}}
{{MedalComp|[[GB Amateur Boxing Championships|Great Britain Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|2011 London|Lightweight}}
{{MedalComp|[[Strandzha Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Sofia|Light-welterweight}}
}}
'''Samuel Maxwell''' (born 17 October 1988) is an English [[professional boxer]]. He held the [[Commonwealth Boxing Council|Commonwealth]] [[light-welterweight]] title from 2021 to 2023 and the [[British Boxing Board of Control|British]] light-welterweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an [[Amateur boxing|amateur]] he won a bronze medal at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]].
==Amateur career==
Maxwell started boxing aged 11 at the local Higher Side gym, and went on to join the Solly amateur gym in [[Liverpool]] going on to win the [[ABA Championships]]. He represented Great Britain from 2012 to 2016 and competed for the [[British Lionhearts]] squad at the 2015 [[World Series of Boxing]] competition (WSB).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/9643350/british-lionhearts-confirm-deep-squad-for-world-series-boxing-return|title=British Lionhearts confirm deep squad for World Series Boxing return}}</ref> He boxed [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] twice during the WSB. His wins included Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Kazakhstan and China. He won a bronze at the [[Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]] and finished his amateur career in 2016.
==Professional career==
Maxwell made his professional debut on 7 October 2016, scoring a four-round [[points decision]] (PTS) victory over Ibrar Riyaz at the [[Greenbank Sports Academy|Greenbanks Sports Academy]] in [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Sam Maxwell vs. Ibrar Riyaz|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/738307/2102708|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
After compiling a record of 10–0 (8 KOs) he faced Sabri Sediri for the vacant [[WBO]] European light-welterweight title on 23 March 2019 at the [[Leicester Arena]]. In the final minute of the contest Sediri began showboating, dancing around the ring with his hands down by his side. With less than 15 seconds to go and his opponent still neglecting his defence, Maxwell landed a solid right hand to leave Sediri sprawled out on the canvas. He was able to get back to his feet before the referee's count of ten but immediately stumbled on unsteady legs, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest with seconds left in the round, awarding Maxwell a tenth-round [[technical knockout]] (TKO) and the WBO European title.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Boren|first=Cindy|date=25 March 2019|title=A boxer learns a sad lesson about taunting when he's knocked out in final moments of title bout|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/25/boxer-learns-sad-lesson-about-taunting-when-hes-knocked-out-final-moments-title-bout/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 June 2020|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref> After a second-round [[knockout]] (KO) win over Oscar Amador in a six-round non-title fight in July,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Elliot|date=15 July 2019|title=Maxwell stops Amador at Olympia|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/maxwell-stops-amador-at-olympia-16588813|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 June 2020|website=liverpoolecho|language=en}}</ref> Maxwell retained his title against Connor Parker with a seventh-round TKO in November.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Shaun|date=30 November 2019|title=Sam Maxwell Stops Connor Parker To Retain WBO Strap|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/sam-maxwell-stops-connor-parker-retain-wbo-strap--144707|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 June 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Maxwell was born in Hackney, London.
Maxwell moved to Prescot, Knowsley in 1997 following the unexpected death of his father.
==Professional boxing record==
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|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=11
|ko-losses=2
|dec-wins=6
|dec-losses=1
|dq-wins=
|dq-losses=
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|17
|{{no2}}Loss
|16–1
| align="left" |[[Alejandro Meneses]]
|TKO
|9 (12) {{small|2:39}}
|22 April 2022
|align="left" |{{small|[[Liverpool Arena]], Liverpool, England}}
|align=left |{{small|For vacant [[List of IBO world champions#Super lightweight|IBO super-lightweight title]]}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|align=left| [[Akeem Ennis-Brown]]
|UD
|12
|28 Aug 2021
|align=left|{{small|Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England}}
|align=left|{{small|Won [[List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Super-lightweight|Commonwealth]] and [[List of British super-lightweight boxing champions|British light-welterweight titles]]}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|align=left|Ben Fields
|PTS
|8
|26 Mar 2021
|align=left|{{small|[[Copper Box Arena]], London, England}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|align=left|[[Joe Hughes (boxer)|Joe Hughes]]
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|10
|29 Aug 2020
|align=left|{{small|BT Sport Studio, [[London]], England}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBO European light-welterweight title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|align=left|Connor Parker
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|30 Nov 2019
|align=left|{{small|[[Arena Birmingham]], [[Birmingham]], England}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBO European light-welterweight title}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|Oscar Amador
|KO
|2 (6), {{small|1:23}}
|12 Jul 2019
|align=left|{{small| [[Liverpool Olympia|Olympia]], Liverpool, England}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|align=left|Sabri Sediri
|TKO
|10 (10), {{small|2:46}}
|21 Mar 2019
|align=left|{{small|Leicester Arena, Leicester, England}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[WBO]] European [[light-welterweight]] title}}
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|align=left|Jamie Quinn
|KO
|1 (6)
|22 Dec 2018
|align=left|{{small|Manchester Arena, Manchester, England}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|align=left|Chris Truman
|{{small|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|3 (6), {{small|3:00}}
|18 Aug 2018
|align=left|{{small|[[Windsor Park]], Belfast, Northern Ireland}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|Kane Baker
|PTS
|6
|9 Jun 2018
|align=left|{{small|[[Manchester Arena]], [[Manchester]], England}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|Michael Carrero
|KO
|1 (6), {{small|0:56}}
|21 Apr 2018
|align=left|{{small|[[Odyssey Complex|SSE Arena]], Belfast, Northern Ireland}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|Elvin Perez
|TKO
|1 (6), {{small|0:42}}
|16 Mar 2018
|align=left|{{small|Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|Oszkar Fiko
|KO
|3 (6), {{small|1:50}}
|25 Nov 2017
|align=left|{{small|[[König Pilsener Arena]], [[Oberhausen]], Germany}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|Gyula Tallosi
|{{small|KO|Knockout}}
|1 (6), {{small|2:55}}
|21 Oct 2017
|align=left|{{small|[[First Direct Arena]], [[Leeds]], England}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|Angel Emilov
|TKO
|3 (4)
|17 Jun 2017
|align=left|{{small|[[Waterfront Hall]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|Georgie Wright
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|5 (6), {{small|0:50}}
|22 Apr 2017
|align=left|{{small|[[Leicester Arena]], [[Leicester]], England}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Ibrar Riyaz
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|4
|7 Oct 2016
|align=left|{{small|Greenbank Sports Academy, [[Liverpool]], England}}
|
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{boxrec|771792}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Samuel}}
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