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

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 Poland Mateusz Masternak TKO 4 04/02/2012 Germany Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Hesse 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, Lohbruegge, 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 54-60, 54-60, 55-59.
Loss 21-0 Germany Alexander Frenkel UD 8 13/03/2010 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 73-79, 75-79, 73-79.
Win 12-1-1 Germany Martin Kempf UD 8 05/12/2009 Germany Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg 77-75, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss 19-1 United States Matt Godfrey SD 10 12/09/2009 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 93-96, 94-95, 95-94.
Draw 24-10-2 United States Kelvin "Concrete" Davis PTS 6 07/08/2009 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 58-56, 57-57, 56-58.
Loss 21-1 Canada Troy Ross UD 10 19/06/2009 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec 91-98, 90-99, 90-99.
Loss 16-1 Cuba Yoan Pablo Hernandez MD 8 25/10/2008 Germany Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony 76-77, 74-77, 76-76.
Win 25-6 United States Derrick "Royalty" Harmon UD 6 15/05/2008 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 58-55, 58-55, 57-56.
Loss 28-1 Russia Grigory Drozd UD 8 23/02/2008 Russia DIVS, Ekaterinburg 72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Loss 10-5 Cuba Damian Norris SD 10 07/02/2008 United States Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California 92-98, 94-96, 97-93.
Loss 24-0 Israel Roman Greenberg UD 10 10/03/2007 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City 91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss 18-3-2 Dominica Louis Azille UD 8 22/02/2007 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California 74-78, 74-78, 75-77.
Loss 11-0 Germany Marco Huck UD 8 17/12/2005 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 72-80, 73-78, 73-78.
Win 19-22-3 United States Willie Chapman UD 6 30/09/2005 United States Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California 59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Win 23-23-5 United States David Vedder UD 8 26/08/2005 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California 78-74, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss 9-1-3 United Kingdom Ola Afolabi UD 8 19/08/2005 United States Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada 73-78, 74-77, 74-77.
Win 12-6-1 United States Troy Beets UD 10 21/07/2005 United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California 100-90, 98-92, 99-91.
Loss 18-0-1 Russia Vadim Tokarev UD 10 13/05/2005 Russia Kazan Sports Hall, Kazan 90-100, 93-97, 94-96.
Win 10-7-3 United States Jonathan "Two Guns" Young UD 8 29/04/2005 United States Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Win 27-8-2 Uganda Joseph "African Express" 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. 112-116, 112-116, 114-114.
Win 5-1 Brazil 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 Cuba Yanqui Diaz MD 6 21/02/2004 United States City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada 55-58, 55-57, 56-56.
Draw 10-0 United States Felix Cora, Jr. PTS 10 15/03/2003 United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois 94-96, 96-95, 95-95.
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 Aquila retired at the end of the fourth round.
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 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win -- United States Richard "The Lionheart" 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 -- 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 M. 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 38-38, 40-36, 40-36.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Olanda Anderson
United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion
1999
Succeeded by
Olanda Anderson
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