Sam Eggington | |
|---|---|
 Eggington in 2015 | |
| Born | 15 October 1993 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Savage |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 43 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 9 |
Sam Eggington (born 15 October 1993) is a British professional boxer. He has held the IBO super-welterweight title as well as the British, Commonwealth and European welterweight titles.
Eggington won the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title with seventh-round technical knockout success over Joseph Lamptey from Ghana on 9 May 2015 in Birmingham. [1]
He added the British welterweight title when he beat Glenn Foot by unanimous technical decision at Manchester Arena on 18 July 2015, when the ringside doctor called a halt to the contest at the end of the eighth-round due to a cut near Foot's right eye caused by an accidental head clash. [2]
Eggington lost both his titles to Bradley Skeete on 5 March 2016, going down by unanimous decision at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham. [3]
A 10th round knockout of Spain's defending champion, Ceferino Rodríguez, saw Eggington become the European welterweight champion at Birmingham's Utilita Arena on 13 May 2017. [4]
He lost the belt via split decision to Mohamed Mimoune from France in his next fight on 17 October 2017 at Manchester Arena. [5]
Having moved up in weight divisions, Eggington won the vacant IBO super-welterweight World title on 25 June 2022, with a unanimous decision victory against Polish boxer Przemyslaw Zysk at Coventry Skydome. [6]
Once again his title reign was a short one as he lost in his first defence by majority decision to Ireland's Australia-based Dennis Hogan at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on 8 October 2022. [7]
On March 1 2024, Eggington failed in his bid to become a two-time European champion when he lost by majority decision to German Abass Baraou in a contest for the vacant super-welterweight title in Telford. [8]
| 43 fights | 34 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 20 | 2 |
| By decision | 14 | 7 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Loss | 34–9 | Abass Baraou | MD | 12 | 1 Mar 2024 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | For vacant European light-middleweight title |
| 42 | Win | 34–8 | Joe Pigford | TKO | 5 (12), 2:57 | 27 May 2023 | Dean Court, Bournemouth, England | Won vacant WBA International light-middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 33–8 | James McCarthy | TKO | 4 (6), 1:52 | 30 Mar 2023 | The Premier Suite, Cannock, England | |
| 40 | Loss | 32–8 | Dennis Hogan | MD | 12 | 8 Oct 2022 | Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, Australia | Lost IBO light middleweight title |
| 39 | Win | 32–7 | Przemyslaw Zysk | UD | 12 | 25 Jun 2022 | Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England | Won vacant IBO light middleweight title |
| 38 | Win | 31–7 | Bilel Jkitou | SD | 12 | 10 Sep 2021 | Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England | Retained WBC Silver middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 30–7 | Carlos Molina | UD | 12 | 22 May 2021 | Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England | Won vacant WBC Silver middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 29–7 | Ashley Theophane | TKO | 6 (10), 1:57 | 11 Dec 2020 | Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, England | |
| 35 | Loss | 28–7 | Ted Cheeseman | UD | 12 | 1 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England | Lost IBF International light-middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 28–6 | Daniel Urbanski | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 30 Nov 2019 | Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England | |
| 33 | Win | 27–6 | Orlando Fiordigiglio | TKO | 2 (10), 1:30 | 19 Sep 2019 | Tuscany Hall, Florence, Italy | Won IBF International light-middleweight title |
| 32 | Win | 26–6 | Lewis van Poetsch | PTS | 6 | 3 Aug 2019 | Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England | |
| 31 | Win | 25–6 | Jordan Grannum | PTS | 4 | 29 Jun 2019 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | |
| 30 | Loss | 24–6 | Liam Smith | TKO | 5 (12), 2:00 | 30 Mar 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | For vacant WBC Silver light-middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 24–5 | Sam Omidi | PTS | 4 | 2 Feb 2019 | Holte Suite, Villa Park, Birmingham | |
| 28 | Loss | 23–5 | Hassan Mwakinyo | TKO | 2 (10), 1:02 | 8 Sep 2018 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England | |
| 27 | Win | 23–4 | Peter Kramer | TKO | 4 (10), 2:03 | 30 Jun 2018 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | Won vacant IBO Continental light-middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Achilles Szabo | TKO | 2 (6), 1:41 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Mohamed Mimoune | SD | 12 | 17 Oct 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Lost European welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Ceferino Rodríguez | KO | 10 (12), 1:03 | 13 May 2017 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained WBC International welterweight title; Won European welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Paulie Malignaggi | KO | 8 (12), 1:50 | 4 Mar 2017 | The O2 Arena, London England | Retained WBC International welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Frankie Gavin | TKO | 8 (12), 2:42 | 22 Oct 2016 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | Won vacant WBC International welterweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Daza Usher | KO | 1 (6), 1:33 | 30 Jul 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 17–3 | Bradley Skeete | UD | 12 | 5 Mar 2016 | Genting Arena, Birmingham, England | Lost British and Commonwealth welterweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Dale Evans | UD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth welterweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Glenn Foot | TD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 18 Jul 2015 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained Commonwealth welterweight title; Won British welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Joseph Lamptey | TKO | 7 (12), 2:05 | 9 May 2015 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained WBC International Silver welterweight title; Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Shayne Singleton | TKO | 5 (12), 2:50 | 7 Mar 2015 | Hull Arena, Hull, England | Won WBC International Silver welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Sebastien Allais | TKO | 1 (6), 1:45 | 15 Nov 2014 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Denton Vassell | TKO | 8 (10), 2:36 | 13 Sep 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Lewis van Poetsch | TKO | 2 (6), 1:33 | 7 Jun 2014 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | William Warburton | PTS | 6 | 19 Apr 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Johnny Coyle | SD | 3 | 5 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter 34: The Welterweights IV - Semi-final |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Johnny Garton | TKO | 2 (3), 2:31 | 5 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV - Quarter-final |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Dave Ryan | PTS | 10 | 23 Nov 2013 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Kevin McCauley | TKO | 7 (10), 1:20 | 6 Oct 2013 | Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, England | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Andrew Patterson | PTS | 4 | 11 May 2013 | The Spa, Scarborough, England | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Steven Pearce | TKO | 7 (10), 2:50 | 3 May 2013 | The Venue, Dudley, England | Won Midlands Area welterweight title |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Andrew Patterson | KO | 2 (4), 1:15 | 24 Feb 2013 | Institute (formerly Digbeth Civic Hall), Birmingham, England | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Dale Evans | UD | 3 | 19 Jan 2013 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | Prizefighter: The Welterweights III - Quarter-final |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Andrew Hardy | PTS | 4 | 1 Dec 2012 | Hilton Hotel, Coventry, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Charlie Thompson | PTS | 4 | 19 Oct 2012 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Leon Findlay | PTS | 4 | 14 Sep 2012 | Oceana, Swansea, Wales |
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