| Stephen Smith | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Stephen Smith |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 22 July 1985 Liverpool |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for United Kingdom | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Featherweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Plovdiv | Featherweight |
Stephen Smith (born 22 July 1985) is a British professional boxer best known for being former British and Commonwealth Featherweight champion, and as an amateur won the featherweight division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He is the brother of fellow boxers Paul Smith, Liam Smith and Callum Smith.
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A distinguished amateur with over 150 fights, Smith represented Rotunda ABC and achieved fame at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne when he defeated Mehrullah Lassi in the final to win Commonwealth Gold. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv, losing in the semi-final of that tournament to Albert Selimov. He also won the ABA championships in 2005 and 2006, the Four Nations in 2006 and Gold at the 2007 Commonwealth Federation Championships held in Liverpool.[1]
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago, USA he was defeated in the first round losing 20:14 to German Marcel Herfurth, in a tournament in which he had been expected to perform well.[2]
Smith turned professional in June 2008 and stopped Shaun Walton in the 3rd round at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.[3] Like his brother he signed for Warren's Sports Network [4] and has since had a further 11 fights, all wins.
Stephen Smith became Commonwealth featherweight champion after he edged a points verdict over John Simpson in a tight scrap in Glasgow on 4 September 2010. A 114-116, 116-114, 116-112 decision was announced following a gruelling battle. During the re-match on 27 April 2011, Smith once again won on points with judges scores of 114-114, 115-114 and 118-112. However Simpson argued the judges scores were off target. However it is now Smith 2 and 0 versus Simpson.
Smith fought the Welsh challenger Lee Selby on 17 September 2011, in a British and Commonwealth title defence at the Olympia, Liverpool where he was stopped in the 8th round by a Selby left hand.
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