Introduction
Stephen Simmons (born 6 August 1984) is a British professional boxer from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is IBF European Cruiserweight Champion and a former WBC International Silver & Celtic Cruiserweight Champion.
Amateur career
Stephen Simmons started boxing aged 12 and fought his entire Amateur Career out of renowned Scottish Amateur Boxing Club Leith Victoria AAC, being coached by his Uncle Kenny who boxed for Scotland at Middleweight. He won numerous trophies throughout Europe since 2004, having around 115 Amateur contests winning approximately 80 of them. Simmons competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, winning the Bronze Medal in the 91 kg Heavyweight Division.
Professional career
He is currently trained by Billy Nelson. Simmons is managed by MTK Global (Mathew Macklin).
According to Boxing Website Boxrec, inOctober 2016, Simmons was ranked 5th in the UK and 46th in the World at Cruiserweight level.
Personal life
Simmons married his fiancee Nicole on 1 June 2014. They live in Edinburgh and between them they have 3 children.
Professional boxing record
| 18 Wins (7 knockouts, 11 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 15–2 | Noel Gevor | SD | 12 (12) | 2014-06-27 | Braehead Arena, Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 15–1 | Lars Buchholz | RTD | 3 (10) | 2014-06-27 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 14–1 | Remigijus Žiaušys | UD | 6 | 2014-06-27 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 13–1 | Imantas Davidaitis | TKO | 5 (6), 1:03 | 2015-12-05 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Win | 12–1 | Jiří Svačina | PTS | 8 | 2015-09-05 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Loss | 11–1 | Jon-Lewis Dickinson | TKO | 8 (10) | 2015-04-04 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | Lost WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 11–0 | Courtney Richards | PTS | 6 | 2014-10-04 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire | |
| Win | 10–0 | Wadi Camacho | TKO | 10 (10), 1:01 | 2014-06-27 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 9–0 | David Graf | UD | 10 | 2013-09-07 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 8–0 | Michael Sweeney | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 2013-05-11 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant BBBofC Celtic Cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 7–0 | Jovan Kaludjerovic | KO | 2 (6), 2:38 | 2013-02-16 | Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 6–0 | Tayar Mehmed | PTS | 6 | 2012-09-22 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jevgēņijs Andrejevs | PTS | 6 | 2012-06-29 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Hastings Rasani | TKO | 6 (6), 2:29 | 2012-03-10 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 3–0 | John Anthony | PTS | 6 | 2011-11-25 | Ravenscraig Sports Centre, Motherwell, Scotland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Hari Miles | PTS | 4 | 2011-05-21 | Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nick Okoth | TKO | 2 (4), 1:36 | 2011-03-12 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Professional debut. |