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English boxer

Neil Simpson
Born (1970-07-05) 5 July 1970 (age 54)
London, England
Other namesSimmo
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights46
Wins26
Wins by KO11
Losses19
Draws1

Neil Simpson (born 5 July 1970) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009. At regional level, he held multiple light-heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2000 and 2003, and challenged once for the European title in 2001.

Professional career

Simpson faced undefeated Derek Chisora on 6 December 2008 at the ExCeL in London. Simpson retired on his stool at the end of the second round.

Professional boxing record

46 fights 26 wins 19 losses
By knockout 11 7
By decision 14 12
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
46 Loss 26–19–1 Dean Francis TKO 3 (3), 0:38 19 May 2009 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England Prizefighter: The Cruiserweights - Quarter-final
45 Loss 26–18–1 Derek Chisora RTD 2 (8), 3:00 6 Dec 2008 ExCeL, London, England
44 Draw 26–17–1 Paul Bonson PTS 4 3 Oct 2008 Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton, England
43 Win 26–17 Nick Okoth TKO 10 (10), 2:59 1 May 2008 Café Royal, London, England Won vacant British Masters cruiserweight title
42 Win 25–17 Tony Booth PTS 4 1 Mar 2008 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England
41 Win 24–17 John Anthony PTS 4 1 Dec 2007 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England
40 Win 23–17 Tony Booth PTS 10 25 Sep 2007 City Hall, Hull, England
39 Win 22–17 Varuzhan Davtyan TKO 1 (4), 2:31 18 Mar 2006 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England
38 Loss 21–17 Gareth Hogg PTS 6 10 Feb 2006 The Pavilions, Plymouth, England
37 Loss 21–16 Leigh Alliss RTD 3 (8), 3:00 16 Sep 2005 The Pavilions, Plymouth, England
36 Win 21–15 Paul Bonson PTS 6 18 Jun 2005 Skydome, Coventry, England
35 Win 20–15 Hastings Rasani PTS 6 17 Dec 2004 Sports Centre, Coventry, England
34 Loss 19–15 Mark Brookes PTS 10 20 Apr 2004 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England
33 Loss 19–14 Peter Oboh TKO 11 (12), 1:05 8 Mar 2003 AT7 Centre, Coventry, England For Commonwealth and vacant British light-heavyweight titles
32 Loss 19–13 Tony Oakey UD 12 25 May 2002 Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England For WBU light heavyweight title
31 Loss 19–12 Yawe Davis KO 3 (12) 6 Apr 2001 Grosseto, Italy For vacant European light-heavyweight title
30 Win 19–11 Hastings Rasani KO 4 (12), 3:03 2 Jan 2001 Skydome, Coventry, England Won vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
29 Win 18–11 Mark Delaney TKO 1 (12) 18 Nov 2000 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England Retained British light-heavyweight title
28 Win 17–11 Mark Baker PTS 12 22 May 2000 Skydome, Coventry, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
27 Loss 16–11 Darren Corbett SD 12 14 Dec 1999 Ryton Sports Connexion, Coventry, England For IBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
26 Win 16–10 Tony Booth PTS 10 12 Jul 1999 Ryton Sports Connexion, Coventry, England
25 Win 15–10 Adam Cale TKO 3 (6), 2:52 26 Feb 1999 Sports Centre, Coventry, England
24 Win 14–10 Alvin Miller KO 3 (6) 30 Nov 1998 Grand Hotel, Leicester, England
23 Win 13–10 Greg Scott Briggs PTS 6 11 May 1998 Grand Hotel, Leicester, England
22 Loss 12–10 Chris Woollas PTS 6 15 Dec 1997 Beachcomber Club, Humberston, England
21 Win 12–9 Alvin Miller RTD 1 (6) 20 Oct 1997 Grand Hotel, Leicester, England
20 Loss 11–9 Stuart Fleet PTS 10 25 Apr 1997 Beachcomber Club, Humberston, England Lost Midlands Area light-heavyweight title
19 Win 11–8 Michael Pinnock PTS 6 3 Feb 1997 Grand Hotel, Leicester, England
18 Loss 10–8 Danny Peters PTS 6 3 Dec 1996 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
17 Win 10–7 Nigel Rafferty PTS 8 28 Oct 1996 Leicester, England
16 Win 9–7 Chris Davies PTS 4 2 Oct 1996 Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
15 Loss 8–7 Dean Francis TKO 3 (8) 26 Apr 1996 Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
14 Win 8–6 Tony Booth PTS 6 27 Mar 1996 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
13 Loss 7–6 Stephen Wilson PTS 6 19 Feb 1996 St.Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
12 Win 7–5 Greg Scott Briggs DQ 7 (10) 29 Nov 1995 Conference Centre, Solihull, England Won vacant Midlands Area light-heavyweight title;
Briggs disqualified for biting
11 Win 6–5 Darren Ashton TKO 3 (6) 11 Oct 1995 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
10 Loss 5–5 Tony Booth PTS 8 25 Sep 1995 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
9 Win 5–4 Dave Owens TKO 1 (6), 1:26 24 Jun 1995 Grimsby Auditorium, Cleethorpes, England
8 Loss 4–4 Andy McVeigh KO 2 (6), 0:28 11 May 1995 Town Hall, Dudley, England
7 Loss 4–3 Craig Joseph PTS 6 26 Apr 1995 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
6 Loss 4–2 Thomas Hansvoll PTS 4 17 Mar 1995 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
5 Win 4–1 Greg Scott Briggs RTD 5 (6), 2:00 6 Mar 1995 Colosseum, Leicester, England
4 Win 3–1 Paul Murray PTS 6 15 Dec 1994 Saddlers Club, Walsall, England
3 Loss 2–1 Chris Woollas PTS 6 5 Dec 1994 Beachcomber Club, Humberston, England
2 Win 2–0 Johnny Hooks TKO 2 (6) 20 Oct 1994 Saddlers Club, Walsall, England
1 Win 1–0 Kenny Nevers PTS 4 4 Oct 1994 Grosvenor House, London, England

References

  1. "BoxRec: Dereck Chisora vs. Neil Simpson". boxrec.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byJohn J Cooke Midlands Area
light-heavyweight champion
29 November 1995 – 25 April 1997 		Succeeded byStuart Fleet
VacantTitle last held byClinton Woods British light-heavyweight champion
22 May 2000 – March 2003
Vacated 		VacantTitle next held byPeter Oboh
Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion
2 January 2001– May 2001
Vacated 		VacantTitle next held byTony Oakey


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