Stephen Smith (boxer)
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| Real name | Stephen Francis Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Swifty | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) |
Featherweight Super featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 July 1985 Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Francis Smith (born 22 July 1984[1] is a British professional boxer. He is the current WBC Silver super featherweight champion and a former British featherweight and British super featherweight champion, he is also a former Commonwealth featherweight champion.
Amateur career
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.[2]
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago, US 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.[3]
Professional career
Smith turned professional on 21 June 2008 and stopped Shaun Walton in the 3rd round at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.[4] Like his brother he signed for Warren's Sports Network[5] and has since had a further 11 fights, all wins.
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.
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.
Since losing to Selby, Smith fought Arpad Vass in the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany on 18 February 2012 winning via KO in Round 1. On 2 March 2012 Smith fought Ben Jones at The Troxy in London winning that fight via TKO in Round 1. On 1 June 2012 Smith fought for the third time in 2012 against Jose Luis Graterol at the York Hall winning again this time on points over 8 rounds.
Smith was due to fight on 8 March 2013 on the undercard of Yaqub Kareem v Paul Butler at the Liverpool Olympia however the fight was rescheduled to 12 April 2013. On 8 April 2013 Frank Warren confirmed that the event had been cancelled.
Smith fought for the first time in 13 months on 28 June 2013 against Eddie Nebitt of Belfast at the Liverpool Olympia and won via KO in Round 1. His next fight will be on 17 August 2013 against Gary Buckland at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Smith won the British Super featherweight title after he KO'd Buckland in Round 5.
Promotions change
In October 2013 Smith announced he was breaking his contract with Frank Warren and signing with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom organisation. Warren took action through the courts and with the British Boxing Board of Control against Smith's contract termination.
On 31 October 2013 Smith was ordered by the British Boxing Board of Control to fight on 7 December 2013 in Liverpool under the Frank Warren promotion, Smith refused and relinquished his belt, the following day Smith was suspended by the BBBoC pending further investigation into his and Eddie Hearn's conduct in the switch.
On 15 November 2013 Smith was handed back his licence by the BBBoC and his first fight under Matchroom promotions was confirmed to be against Sergio Manuel Medina on the undercard of the Carl Froch v George Groves at Manchester's Phones 4u arena on 23 November 2013, Smith won the fight via KO in Round 8 and won the vacant WBC International Silver super featherweight title.
Professional boxing record
| 24 Wins (14 knockouts, 10 decision), 3 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 24–3 |  Jason Sosa |
UD | 12 | 2016-11-12 |  Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo |
For WBA (Regular) Super Featherweight title. |
| Win | 24–2 |  Daniel Brizuela |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2016-05-29 |  Goodison Park, Liverpool |
Won vacant WBC Silver Super Featherweight title. |
| Loss | 23–2 |  José Pedraza |
UD | 12 | 2016-04-16 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut |
For IBF Super Featherweight title. |
| Win | 23–1 |  Devis Boschiero |
TKO | 6 (12) | 2015-09-19 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool |
IBF Super Featherweight title final eliminator. |
| Win | 22–1 | Barrington Brown |
PTS | 6 | 2015-04-04 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle |
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| Win | 21–1 |  Jacek Wylezol |
PTS | 6 | 2015-03-28 | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield |
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| Win | 20–1 |  Pedro Navarrete |
PTS | 8 | 2014-06-14 | Echo Arena, Liverpool |
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| Win | 19–1 | Mauricio Javier Munoz |
RTD | 8 (12) | 2014-05-21 | First Direct Arena, Leeds |
Won WBC Silver Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 18–1 | Sergio Manuel Medina |
KO | 8 (10) | 2013-11-23 | Phones4u Arena, Manchester |
Won vacant WBC International Silver Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 17–1 | Gary Buckland |
KO | 5 (12) | 2013-08-17 | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales |
Won BBBofC British Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 16–1 |  Eddie Nesbitt |
KO | 1 (6) | 2013-06-28 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool |
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| Win | 15–1 |  Jose Luis Graterol |
PTS | 8 | 2012-06-01 | York Hall, London, England |
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| Win | 14–1 | Ben Jones |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2012-03-02 | The Troxy, London, England |
Won WBO Intercontinental Super featherweight title |
| Win | 13–1 |  Arpad Vass |
KO | 1 (8) | 2012-02-18 |  Olympiahalle, Munich |
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| Loss | 12–1 | Lee Selby |
KO | 8 (12) | 2011-09-17 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
Lost BBBofC British Featherweight title |
| Win | 12–0 | John Simpson |
MD | 12 | 2011-04-27 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
Won BBBofC British Featherweight title |
| Win | 11–0 | John Simpson |
SD | 12 | 2010-09-04 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |
Won Commonwealth Featherweight title |
| Win | 10–0 | Jason Thomas |
TKO | 1 (8) | 2010-03-12 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| Win | 9–0 | Chris Riley |
PTS | 4 | 2009-12-05 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England |
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| Win | 8–0 | Gavin Reid |
PTS | 8 | 2009-10-30 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| Win | 7–0 | Zsolt Nagy |
PTS | 6 | 2009-05-22 | York Hall, London, England |
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| Win | 6–0 | Steve Gethin |
RTD | 1 (4) | 2008-02-28 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England |
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| Win | 5–0 | Anthony Hanna |
PTS | 4 | 2008-12-12 | Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England |
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| Win | 4–0 | Sid Razak |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2008-10-31 | Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England |
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| Win | 3–0 | Robin Deakin |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2008-10-10 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England |
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| Win | 2–0 |  Wladimir Borov |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2008-09-06 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England |
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| Win | 1–0 | Shaun Walton |
KO | 3 (4) | 2008-06-21 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England |
Professional debut |
Genealogical information
Stephen Smith is the younger brother of the boxer; Paul Smith, and the older brother of the boxers; Liam Smith, and Callum Smith.[6]
References
- 1 2 "SMITH Stephen Francis". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. 2006.
- ↑ ABA | Stephen Smith
- ↑ Liverpool Echo | Blow for Liverpool's Smith
- ↑ Stephen Smith Professional Record
- ↑ Smith to turn pro with Warren
- ↑ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.