Sam Soliman

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Sam Soliman
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Real name Sam Soliman
Nickname(s) King
Rated at Middleweight
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality Australian
Born (1973-11-13) 13 November 1973
Melbourne, Australia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 54
Wins 42
Wins by KO 17
Losses 11
Draws 0
No contests 1

Sam Soliman (born 13 November 1973) is an Australian boxer of Coptic Egyptian descent. Soliman began his boxing career after studying multiple forms of martial arts, such as Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kick-Boxing.

Martial arts career

Soliman is a former ISKA and WKA kickboxing champion.[1]

Amateur boxing career

Soliman compiled an Amateur Record consisting of 84 fights, with 11 losses[2]

Professional boxing career

Soliman turned professional at the cruiserweight level in 1997 at the age of 23. Soliman fought twelve rounds for the Australian cruiserweight championship in only his second fight. He gained a worldwide audience when he defeated Raymond Joval after a twelve-round unanimous decision on 17 July 2004.

A rematch with fellow Australian Anthony Mundine, against whom Soliman suffered a split decision loss earlier in his career, ended in a ninth-round TKO loss for Soliman. Soliman was moving up from his regular division at middleweight to take on Mundine at super middleweight, for the then-vacant WBA title. Despite suffering a knockdown in round two, Mundine went on to stop Soliman in the ninth.

Soliman was one of the boxers featured on the third season of the boxing reality TV series The Contender, which premiered 4 September 2007 on ESPN. During the show he captured third place after defeating Wayne Johnsen, with Soliman's only loss coming via a competitive unanimous decision to Sakio Bika, the eventual winner of The Contender season three.

Since 2009, with both Soliman and his management having made the decision to campaign at his natural division at middleweight, he is undefeated with seven consecutive victories against notable challengers such as Garth Wood, Eromosele Albert and Giovanni Lorenzo (the latter of which lead to him becoming the #1 challenger). His last four fights have been won by unanimous decision. He is currently managed by David Stanley.

Boxing record

NC 37-3-2(1) Germany SturmFelix Sturm NC 12 2013-02-01 Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany IBF Title Eliminator, The BDB suspended Sam Soliman for nine months and ruled the bout No Contest after his A sample showed traces of the illegal stimulant methylsynephrine. Originally ruled a UD win for Soliman.The IBF left Sam Soliman at IBF Middleweight #1 after the B sample came back clean to all substances under the IBF rules and bout contract for the Sturm promoted event.T
Win 36-3-2 Dominican Republic LorenzoGiovanni Lorenzo UD 12 2012-08-24 Australia Geelong, Victoria, Australia IBF Title Eliminator
Win 35-3-2 Australia WoodGarth Wood UD 12 2012-02-19 Australia Homebush, NSW, Australia IBF Title Eliminator
Win 34-3-2 Nigeria AlbertEromosele Albert UD 12 2011-11-18 Australia Flemington, Victoria, Australia IBF Title Eliminator for #2 position.
Win 33-3-2 India SinghPradeep Singh KO 10(12) 1:27 2010-09-23 Australia Flemington, Victoria, Australia Singh deducted 1 point in Round 7 after numerous warnings for grappling opponent to the ground.
Win 32-3-2 Australia McMahonShannon McMahon TKO 11(12) 2:20 2010-03-13 Australia Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia Won vacant WBF Middleweight title.
Win 31-3-2 Australia PiperLes Piper TKO 7(12) 1:43 2009-10-04 Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Won interim WBF Middleweight title and vacant IBF Australia Middleweight title.
Win 30-3-2 Thailand KietbusabaSintung Kietbusaba TKO 7(12) 1:40 2009-08-16 Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Won vacant IBO Asia Pacific Middleweight title. Kietbusaba down in the 4th and twice in the 7th.
Loss 29-3-2 Australia MundineAnthony Mundine UD 12 2008-05-28 Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia For the WBA Super Middleweight title.

Other notable fights

  • 2007-11-06 : Contender Arena, Boston, United States: Sam Soliman beat Wayne Johnsen by unanimous decision (bronze medal winner of the Contender Season 3) round 6 of 6.
  • 2007-10-30 : Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA: Soliman loses in a rematch to Sakio Bika in a 8 round decision.
  • 2007-09-18 : Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA: Sam Soliman beat Max Alexander by Unanimous Decision in round 5 of 5.
  • 2007-03-07 : Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Anthony Mundine beat Sam Soliman by KO in round 9 of 12.
  • 2006-11-17 : Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA, USA: Sam Soliman beat Enrique Ornelas by Majority Decision in round 10 of 10.
  • 2005-12-10 : Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, US: Winky Wright beat Sam Soliman by 12 round Unanimous Decision.
  • 2004-07-18 : Pechanga Entertainment Center, California, USA: Defeated Raymond Joval in an IBF Eliminator by 12 round Unanimous Decision.

Doping use

Sam Soliman. The BDB refused to overturn either their ban or amended decision for the fight despite Soliman's B sample tested in the US coming back negative. He is taking the matter through civil courts as he has no confidence in the BDB appeals process.

References

  1. ↑ [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:14452> http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:14452>].  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:14452> http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:14452>].  Missing or empty |title= (help)

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