Samir El-Mais

Samir El-Mais
Personal information
Nickname(s) Sweet Sammy
Nationality  Canada
Born September 10, 1980 (age 34)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Heavyweight

Samir El-Mais (born September 10, 1980 in Abu Dhabi), nicknamed "Sweet Sammy", is a Canadian heavyweight boxer from Windsor, Ontario.[1][2][3] Relatively unknown, El Mais captured the Canadian Heavyweight Championship on February 24, 2010 defeating Shavar Henry 9-4 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the heavyweight division where he won his first bout against Kevin Evans of Wales[3] and eventually lost in his quarter-final bout to Stephen Simmons of Scotland.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Yamil Peralta but had to pull out of his next fight. At the Olympic qualifier he beat Deivi Julio but lost the rematch with Peralta [4]

References

  1. "Samir El-Mais". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  2. "'Sweet Sammy' of Windsor wins boxing gold at Commonwealth Games". Edmonton Sun. August 2, 2014. 'Sweet Sammy' Samir El-Mais
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Windsor boxer El-Mais wins Commonwealth opening bout". The Windsor Star. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  4. "Results: American Olympic Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 5-12 2012". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.