Harry Simon (boxer)

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Harry Simon (born October 21, 1972 in Walvis Bay, Namibia) was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division. As an amateur he represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Simon turned pro in 1994 won the WBO Light Middleweight Title by defeating Winky Wright, and defended it against Hacine Cherifi and Armand Krajnc. Nicknamed "The Terminator" he is still undefeated, but was stripped of the belt for failing to defend and has not fought since beating Krajnc in 2002. Simon was involved in a car accident in late 2002, and was seriously injured. Three Belgian tourists - two adults and a baby - died in the collision with Simon's Mercedes-Benz at Langstrand in November 2002. He was earlier involved in another car accident that saw two people killed. On August 5, 2005, Simon was given a two-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of "culpable homicide" stemming from the November 2002 car accident that resulted in the deaths of the three people [1].

Simon returned to boxing in March 2007, winning and 8-round decision over Stephen Nzuemba, in Namibia.

Preceded by Winky Wright	WBO Light Middleweight boxing champion 22 August 1998–July 2001 Vacated	Succeeded by Daniel Santos
Preceded by Armand Krajnc	WBO Middleweight boxing champion 6 April 2002–July 2003 Vacated	Succeeded by Hector Javier Velazco