Simon Vallily | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 August 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Vallily (born 15 August 1985) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur, he was a member of the England elite squad as well as the Great British podium squad and won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Vallily was born to English father and Jamaican mother. [1] [2]
Fighting for the South Bank Amateur boxing club in Middlesbrough, Vallily was formerly on the books of Middlesbrough Football Club until disciplinary issues meant that his career in football ended prematurely. [3] [4] Vallily claimed that he started boxing after getting into trouble when he was a kid, and that what he would be doing if he were not boxing would be "not worth thinking about". [1]
In February 2006, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison following a knife attack. Halfway into his sentence he was released and started to concentrate on his boxing career. [3]
In 2009, competing in the super heavyweight division, Vallily won the senior ABA title in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport, beating Amin Isa 13-4. Despite touching the canvas himself, the victory included a knockdown of his opponent in the third round.
Speaking of the win and of the fact that he himself had taken a count, Vallily said, "Getting caught gave me a kick up the backside and got me going". Reflecting on the turnaround in his life since being sentenced to jail in 2006 Vallily said, "I've changed since those days and I'm an ABA champion now...All that is behind me and I don't like to look back - I was just a daft kid...I want to look to the future. I'm grown up now and more focused and this is just the start". [5] On 13 November 2010, Vallily was crowned the Great Britain champion after defeating experienced rival Danny Price 4-3 in the tournament held in Liverpool's Echo Arena and televised by the BBC. [6]
Vallily was part of the England team that competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Picked at the 91kg Heavyweight category, Vallily fought his way to the final, defeating Dominic Winrow of the Isle of Man in the first round, Arsene Foukou of Cameroon in the quarter-finals and gaining a walkover against Awusone Yekeni of Ghana in the semifinals. [7]
In the final he claimed the gold medal with a first round stoppage over Northern Ireland's Steven Ward after knocking him to the canvas, having quickly established a 6-1 lead. Speaking of Vallily's performance, coach Rob McCracken said "He's frighteningly good. We've got two years to work with him and there's a real possibility he could win the Olympics". [2]
| 21 fights | 17 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Loss | 17–3–1 | Fabio Wardley | TKO | 3 (10), 1:01 | 1 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England | For vacant English heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–2-1 | Phil Williams | PTS | 6 | 19 Dec 2019 | Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel, Gateshead, England | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2-1 | Erik Nazaryan | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 28 Aug 2019 | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2-1 | Dorian Darch | TKO | 2 (8), 2:10 | 14 Jul 2019 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2-1 | Jone Volau | TKO | 1 (6), 2:43 | 3 May 2019 | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 16 | Loss | 13–2–1 | Craig Glover | TKO | 8 (10), 1:06 | 13 Oct 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 15 | Draw | 13–1–1 | Arfan Iqbal | SD | 10 | 16 Jun 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | For English cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Blaise Mendouo | TKO | 4 (4), 2:24 | 17 Feb 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Blaise Mendouo | PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 2017 | Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Dmitrij Kalinovskij | PTS | 4 | 26 May 2017 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Artūrs Kuļikauskis | TKO | 4 (4), 2:14 | 4 Mar 2017 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Mairis Briedis | TKO | 3 (8), 2:36 | 15 Oct 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Toni Višić | TKO | 3 (6), 2:33 | 10 Jul 2016 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Remigijus Žiaušys | PTS | 6 | 05 Mar 2016 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Wladimir Letr | PTS | 6 | 04 Apr 2015 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | David Vicena | KO | 3 (4), 0:40 | 08 Mar 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jiří Svačina | TD | 5 (6), 1:14 | 04 Oct 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Moses Matovu | PTS | 4 | 21 May 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rolandas Čėsna | PTS | 4 | 7 Oct 2013 | Royal Lancaster Hotel, Bayswater, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Moses Matovu | PTS | 4 | 20 Sep 2013 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Simeon Cover | PTS | 4 | 21 Mar 2013 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |
| 1 fight | 0 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 |  Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | D | 4 | 28 May 2021 |  Dubai |
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