Neil Simpson (boxer)

Neil Simpson
Born	(1970-07-05) 5 July 1970 London, England
Other names	Simmo
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach	79 in (201 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	26
Wins by KO	11
Losses	19
Draws	1

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

External links

• Boxing record for Neil Simpson from BoxRec (registration required)
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