Samuel Maxwell (born 17 October 1988) is an English professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2021 to 2023 and the British super-lightweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Amateur career Maxwell started boxing aged 11 at the local Higher Side gym, and went on to join the Solly amateur gym in Liverpool going on to win the ABA Championships. He represented Great Britain from 2012 to 2016 and competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition (WSB). He boxed Vasyl Lomachenko twice during the WSB. His wins included Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Kazakhstan and China. He won a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Professional career Maxwell made his professional debut on 7 October 2016, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Ibrar Riyaz at the Greenbanks Sports Academy in Liverpool.
After compiling a record of 10–0 including eight knockouts, he faced Sabri Sediri for the vacant WBO European super-lightweight title on 23 March 2019 at the Leicester Arena. In the final minute of the contest Sediri began showboating, dancing around the ring with his hands down by his side. With less than 15 seconds to go and his opponent still neglecting his defence, Maxwell landed a solid right hand to leave Sediri sprawled out on the canvas. He was able to get back to his feet before the referee's count of 10 but immediately stumbled on unsteady legs, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest with seconds left in the round, awarding Maxwell a 10th round technical knockout and the WBO European title.
After a second-round knockout win over Oscar Amador in a six-round non-title fight in July, Maxwell retained his title against Connor Parker with a seventh-round technical knockout in November.
Maxwell retained his title with a seventh round stoppage of Connor Parker at Arena Birmingham on 30 November 2019 and a unanimous decision win over Joe Hughes at BT Sport Studio in London on 20 August 2020.
On 28 August 2021, he challenged British and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion Akeem Ennis-Brown at Arena Birmingham. He won via unanimous decision.
Maxwell faced Alejandro Meneses for the vacant IBO super-lightweight title at Liverpool Arena on 22 April 2022, losing by stoppage in the ninth round.
He returned to winning ways in his next fight, recurring a points victory against Shaun Cooper over six rounds at Nottingham Arena on 18 February 2023.
Next, Maxwell faced Dalton Smith at Sheffield Arena on 1 July 2023, with his Commonwealth super-lightweight title, and the British super-lightweight title which he had vacated and had subsequently been won by his opponent, on the line. Maxwell lost by stoppage in the seventh round.
He challenged WBO European super-lightweight champion Seán McComb at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 2 December 2023. Maxwell was knocked to the canvas three times during the fight, and although he managed to make it through the full 10 rounds, he lost via unanimous decision.
Personal life
Maxwell was born in Hackney, London. He moved to Prescot, Knowsley, in 1997 following the unexpected death of his father.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Loss17–3Seán McCombUD102 Dec 202319Loss17–2Dalton SmithTKO7 (12), 1 Jul 202318Win17–1Shaun CooperPTS618 Feb 202317Loss16–1Alejandro MenesesTKO9 (12), 22 Apr 202216Win16–0Akeem Ennis-BrownUD1228 Aug 202115Win15–0Ben FieldsPTS826 Mar 202114Win14–0Joe Hughes1029 Aug 202013Win13–0Connor ParkerTKO7 (10), 30 Nov 201912Win12–0Oscar AmadorKO2 (6), 12 Jul 201911Win11–0Sabri SediriTKO10 (10), 21 Mar 201910Win10–0Jamie QuinnKO1 (6)22 Dec 20189Win9–0Chris Truman3 (6), 18 Aug 20188Win8–0Kane BakerPTS69 Jun 20187Win7–0Michael CarreroKO1 (6), 21 Apr 20186Win6–0Elvin PerezTKO1 (6), 16 Mar 20185Win5–0Oszkar FikoKO3 (6), 25 Nov 20174Win4–0Gyula Tallosi1 (6), 21 Oct 20173Win3–0Angel EmilovTKO3 (4)17 Jun 20172Win2–0Georgie Wright5 (6), 22 Apr 20171Win1–0Ibrar Riyaz47 Oct 2016
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