Sam Hyde (born 26 October 1993) is an English professional boxer.
Professional career Hyde made his professional debut on 8 March 2014, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Elvis Dube at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester.
After compiling a record of 13–0–1 (6 KOs) he faced Richard Riakporhe for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title on 10 November 2018 at the Manchester Arena. The bout served as part of the undercard for the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew undisputed world title fight. After comfortably outboxing Riakporhe for the first seven rounds, the tables turned in the eighth when Riakporhe landed a powerful right hand, causing damage to Hyde's eye and backing him up against the ropes. Riakporhe followed up with a sustained attack. The swelling on Hyde's eye worsened, prompting his trainer, Joe Gallagher, to throw in the towel in order to save his charge from further damage, handing Hyde the first defeat of his professional career via technical knockout (TKO). At the time of the stoppage Hyde was ahead on all three judges' scorecards, with two judges scoring the bout 68–65 and the third scoring it 67–66.
He bounced back from defeat with two TKO victories in 2019—Jozef Jurko in April and Jiri Svacina in September—before challenging the English cruiserweight champion Deion Jumah on 19 January 2020 at the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre in Manchester. The bout was a final eliminator for Hyde's former foe, Richard Riakporhe, and his British cruiserweight title. After twelve closely contested rounds Hyde suffered the second defeat of his career, losing via unanimous decision (UD) with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 and the third scoring it 115–114.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Loss15–2–1Deion Jumah1219 Jan 202017Win15–1–1Jiri SvacinaTKO4 (6), 22 Sep 201916Win14–1–1Jozef JurkoTKO2 (6), 20 Apr 201815Loss13–1–1Richard RiakporheTKO8 (10), 10 Nov 201814Win13–0–1Dmitrij KalinovskijTKO5 (6), 27 Apr 201813Win12–0–1Toni VisicPTS625 Feb 201812Win11–0–1Gheorghe DanutPTS67 Oct 201711Win10–0–1Michael PareoTKO5 (8), 16 Jun 201710Win9–0–1Tomislav Rudan2 (8), 17 Mar 20179Win8–0–1Blaise MendouoPTS622 Oct 20168Win7–0–1Rolandas CesnaPTS85 Mar 20167Win6–0–1Mateusz GatekTKO2 (4), 16 Dec 20156Win5–0–1David VicenaTKO1 (4), 31 Oct 20155Win4–0–1Jason JonesPTS414 Mar 20154Win3–0–1Jakub WójcikPTS428 Nov 20143Draw2–0–1Wayne BrooksPTS413 Sep 20142Win2–0Tommy Gifford1 (4), 19 Apr 20141Win1–0Elvis Dube48 Mar 2014
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