| Paul Smith | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Paul Smith |
| Nickname(s) | Real Gone Kid |
| Rated at | Super-middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 6 October 1982 Kirkdale, Liverpool |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 2002 Manchester | Light middleweight |
| Paul Smith Jnr | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Paul Smith |
| Genres | Commercial dance |
| Occupations | Disc jockey, Remixer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Mike Di Scala |
Paul Smith Jnr. (born 6 October 1982 in Liverpool, United Kingdom) is an English professional super-middleweight boxer. He is a former British super-middleweight champion.
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Smith started boxing at age nine with the Rotunda amateur boxing club and fought in South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Denmark representing England. He comes from a family of boxers and he and his brothers became the first group of siblings to all win the Amateur National Championships. In 2002, he won a silver medal for his country in the Commonwealth Games losing to Jean Pascal by two points; Smith was then picked up by Frank Warren and turned professional.
Smith's career has featured many bouts held within the UK, mainly in Liverpool and Manchester. He has faced Ryan Walls and Steve Timms, and ended the latter's career with a TKO in one.
On 10 March 2007, he KO'd the Belgian, Alexander Polizzi in Liverpool, winning the WBU international middleweight title in the eighth round.
On 20 March 2007, Smith took part in boxing's answer to Golf's Ryder Cup fighting American Jonathan Reid; the Nashville, Tennessee, resident lost to Smith on a technical knockout.
On 4 September 2007, Smith joined nine other boxing hopefuls as members of season three of The Contender. Smith fought rival David Banks from Portland, Oregon, and ended with a win for Smith by split-decision. However, since Smith had the lowest point total out of the remaining boxers, he was disqualified. The victory over David Banks was fought in Pasadena, California and was broadcast on ESPN and ITV; Ray Leonard said Smith let his anger take away from his ability. Smith was left with two cuts, one on his nose and another around his eye; this meant he was medically unfit to continue the contest regardless of performance.
Smith returned to England and defeated Cello Renda to win the vacant English middleweight title. He lost the title in his very next fight against Steven Bendall on 21 June 2008 in Birmingham, England, on a much contested points decision.[1]
On 30 October 2009, Smith challenged Tony Quigley for the British super-middleweight title in Liverpool's Echo Arena. Quigley was the holder after defeating Tony Dodson only months earlier at the same venue. The fight was a tight affair with Smith eventually winning via split decision over 12 rounds thus crowning him the new British middleweight title holder. Smith's first defense of his title again came at the Echo Arena on 12 March 2010, against Tony Dodson. Smith won again, this time via a unanimous 12 round decision. He then lost his British Middleweight title to 2008 Olympic gold medleist James Degale via TKO in Round 9 on 11th December 2010.
| 31 Wins (13 knockouts), 3 Defeats, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponnent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 31-3 | George Groves | TKO | 2 | 05/11/2011 | Wembley Arena, London | British and Commonwealth super-middleweight |
| Win | 31-2 | Paul Samuels | TKO | 1 | 09/17/2011 | Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 30-2 | Jozsef Matolcsi | KO | 1 | 05/21/2011 | 02 Arena, London | |
| Loss | 29-2 | James DeGale | TKO | 9 | 12/11/2010 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | BBBofC British super middleweight title |
| Win | 29-1 | Tony Dodson | UD | 12 | 03/12/2010 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | BBBofC British super middleweight title |
| Win | 28-1 | Tony Quigley | SD | 12 | 10/30/2009 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | BBBofC British super middleweight title |
| Win | 27-1 | Michal Bilak | PTS | 8 | 07/18/2009 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 26-1 | Rashid Matumla | TKO | 2 | 03/14/2009 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom | BBBofC British super middleweight title |
| Win | 25-1 | Ciaran Healy | TPS | 6 | 12/12/2008 | Kingsway Leisure Centre, Cheshire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 24-1 | Danny Thornton | KO | 6 | 09/06/2008 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 23-1 | Steven Bendall | PTS | 10 | 06/21/2008 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | |
| Win | 23-0 | Cello Renda | PTS | 6 | 03/0/2008 | O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 22-0 | Francis Cheka | PTS | 8 | 12/08/2008 | Bolton Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom | |
As well as being a boxer, Paul Smith Jnr is a resident DJ at the 'Society' nightclub in Liverpool.[2] He co-wrote the Ultrabeat song "Better Than Life", with Mike Di Scala and has remixed the song "Falling Stars (Waiting For A Star To Fall)" by Sunset Strippers, also with Di Scala.[3]