Sam Noakes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1997 [1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Midge [2] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 / 173cm [3] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [4] | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
Sam Noakes (born 20 July 1997) is an English professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth lightweight title since November 2022. He is also a former British and European lightweight champion.
After an amateur career boxing out of Westree ABC which included winning the England Boxing National Amateur Championships light-welterweight title, Noakes turned professional in July 2019 signing a four-year contract with Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions. [5] [6]
His first pro fight was on 27 September 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall in London when he won via stoppage after opponent Chris Adaway quit on his stool before the final round. [7]
Noakes claimed the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title on 26 November 2022, defeating Calvin McCord by technical knockout in round four at The O2 Arena in London. [8] [9]
On 10 February 2024, he won the vacant British lightweight title by stopping Lewis Sylvester in the fourth round at the Copper Box Arena in London. [10] [11] [12]
Noakes became European lightweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Frenchman Yvan Mendy in a fight for the vacant title held at the York Hall in London on 20 April 2024. [13] [14] [15]
He made a successful first defence of his European title against mandatory challenger Gianluca Ceglia from Italy at York Hall on 6 September 2024, when his opponent retired on his stool at the end of round eight. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] In October 2024, Noakes signed an extension to his promotional contract with Queensbury. [21] [22]
Noakes defended his British and Commonwealth titles with a unanimous decision win over Ryan Walsh at Wembley Arena in London on 7 December 2024. [23] [24] He was named the 2024 European Boxing Union male champion of the year. [25]
Having vacated his European title a month earlier, [26] Noakes stopped Patrik Balaz in the third of a scheduled eight-round contest at Nottingham Arena on 10 May 2025. [27]
Noakes is scheduled to face unbeaten Abdullah Mason for the vacant WBO lightweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 22 November 2025. [28] [29]
Noakes' brother Sean is also a professional boxer. [30] [31]
| 17 fights | 17 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Patrik Balaz | KO | 3 (8), 2:17 | 10 May, 2025 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ryan Walsh | UD | 12 | 7 Dec, 2024 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained the British, Commonwealth and WBO International lightweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Gianluca Ceglia | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 6 Sep, 2024 | York Hall, London, England | Retained the European lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Yvan Mendy | UD | 12 | 20 Apr, 2024 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant European lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lewis Sylvester | TKO | 4 (12), 2:10 | 10 Feb, 2024 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained Commonwealth and WBC International Silver lightweight titles Won vacant British and WBO International lightweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Carlos Perez | TKO | 4 (10), 1:16 | 1 Dec, 2023 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBC International Silver lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Karthik Sathish Kumar | TKO | 2 (12), 1:17 | 15 Apr, 2023 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained Commonwealth and WBC International Silver lightweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Calvin McCord | TKO | 4 (12), 2:14 | 26 Nov, 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC International Silver lightweight title; Won vacant Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Vincenzo Finiello | TKO | 4 (10), 1:54 | 19 Mar, 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained WBC International Silver lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Shaun Cooper | TKO | 9 (10), 1:35 | 4 Dec, 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Naeem Ali | TKO | 2 (6), 3:00 | 24 Jul, 2021 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Lee Connelly | TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 10 July, 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Delmar Thomas | TKO | 1 (8), 1:50 | 27 Feb, 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jordan Ellison | TKO | 5 (6), 1:28 | 20 Aug, 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Des Newton | TKO | 1 (6), 3:00 | 22 Feb, 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daryl Pearce | TKO | 3 (4), 2:07 | 21 Dec, 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Chris Adaway | TKO | 3 (4), 3:00 | 27 Sep, 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |