Sam Webb (boxer)

Sam Webb (born 11 April 1981) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2012. He held the British super welterweight title from 2010 to 2011.

Sam Webb
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(1981-04-11) 11 April 1981 Sidcup, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	18
Wins by KO	5
Losses	3
Draws	0

Professional career

Webb's professional debut came on 7 October 2005 with a first-round KO victory over Geraint Harvey at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. He fought once more that year defeating Vadzim Astapuk again at the York Hall. Four fights the following year in 2006 resulted in three more wins but also a first career defeat for Webb. The defeat, on cuts on 30 May 2006, was to Alex Stoda a man who in three contests had yet to win any of them meaning that where Webb suffered his first loss, Stoda celebrated his first win. Webb continued to ply his trade with two fights and two wins in 2007 against the likes of Alex Spitko and Ben Hudson. In 2008 he fought five times and saw a gradual improvement in the level of fighter faced with victories over Paul Dyer (18-8) and Gilbert Eastman (20-6), winning each contest.[1]

Fight with Gilbert Eastman

The fight with Eastman, the younger brother of two time world title challenger Howard Eastman, would not be remembered for Webb's victory but for the injury's suffered by his opponent. Having been floored in the final round of their eight-round fight, the fight was stopped with Eastman returning to the dressing room only to collapse and be taken to hospital. Eastman's manager Winston Fuller said "It wasn't a punishing fight at all. He boxed brilliantly in the first four or five rounds and there wasn't a lot in it until he got caught by a couple of shots in the final round. He was well prepared for the fight and 100 per cent fit. There were no weight problems, nothing."[2] Having been taken to the Royal London Hospital, doctor's worked to remove a blood clot on his brain saying that they expected him to make a "full recovery".[3]

British Champion

Now with a record of 12-1, Webb begun 2009 with a victory over Max Maxwell at the leisure centre in Newham. On 2 May 2009 he travelled to Sunderland to face Thomas McDonagh in an eliminator for the full British title, winning on points over 10 rounds, it was the first time that Webb had gone such a distance. Despite the win, his chance to fight for the title did not happen that year with his opponent McDonagh actually getting the nod to fight the champion Anthony Small before Webb in what was a voluntary defence for Small. Webb finished off the year with a six-round points win over Paul Morby at the Newport Centre in Newport.[4] In his first fight of 2010 and now boasting a record of 15-1 Webb got his chance on 26 March and defeated Small on a close majority points decision at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham. The fight went the distance despite Webb suffering a bad cut in the fifth round and a doctor's inspection of the cut in the sixth. Webb, who had also defeated Small on two occasions in the amateurs said following the win "I managed to dig deep and pull it out, I'm over the Moon".[5] On 16 October 2010 Webb made the first defence of his title in Limehouse, London. His opponent Martin Concepcion was the reigning Midlands Area champion but struggled throughout the fight as Webb built up to what looked like being a comfortable points victory prior to scoring an 11th-round knockout.[6]

Webb lost the title to Prince Arron in his second defence of the title at Gillingham in Kent. The fight was stopped in the 12th round with Webb considered by the referee to be in no position to continue following a series of knockdowns during the fight.[7]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

21 fights	18 wins	3 losses
By knockout	5	2
By decision	13	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Loss	18–3	Brian Rose	UD	12	14 Dec 2012	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England	For British super welterweight title
20	Win	18–2	Matthew Hall	SD	12	28 Apr 2012	Royal Albert Hall, London, England
19	Loss	17–2	Prince Arron	TKO	12 (12), 1:47	13 May 2011	Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham, England	Lost British super welterweight title
18	Win	17–1	Martin Concepcion	KO	11 (12), 2:20	16 Oct 2010	The Troxy, London, England	Retained British super welterweight title
17	Win	16–1	Anthony Small	MD	12	26 Mar 2010	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England	Won British super welterweight title
16	Win	15–1	Paul Morby	PTS	6	11 Dec 2009	Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
15	Win	14–1	Thomas McDonagh	PTS	10	2 May 2005	Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England
14	Win	13–1	Max Maxwell	PTS	8	20 Mar 2009	Newham Leisure Centre, London, England
13	Win	12–1	Gilbert Eastman	TKO	8 (8), 2:59	17 Oct 2008	York Hall, London, England
12	Win	11–1	Paul Dyer	PTS	6	13 Jun 2008	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England
11	Win	10–1	David Kirk	PTS	6	2 May 2008	Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
10	Win	9–1	Paul Royston	PTS	6	2 Feb 2008	ExCeL Arena, London, England
9	Win	8–1	Duncan Cottier	PTS	4	12 Jan 2008	York Hall, London, England
8	Win	7–1	Ben Hudson	PTS	4	15 Jun 2007	National Sports Centre, London, England
7	Win	6–1	Alex Spitko	TKO	1 (4), 2:11	27 Apr 2007	Wembley Arena, London, England
6	Win	5–1	David Kirk	PTS	4	17 Nov 2006	York Hall], London, England
5	Loss	4–1	Aleksei Stoda	TKO	3 (6), 0:57	30 May 2006	York Hall, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Gatis Skuja	PTS	4	24 Mar 2006	York Hall, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Aliaksandr Zhuk	PTS	4	27 Jan 2006	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
2	Win	2–0	Vadzim Astapuk	TKO	2 (4), 2:55	4 Nov 2005	York Hall, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Geraint Harvey	KO	1 (4), 2:57	7 Oct 2005	York Hall, London, England

Preceded by Anthony Small	British Light Middleweight Champion March 26, 2010 - May 13, 2011	Succeeded by Prince Arron

References

1. "BoxRec - Sam Webb". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
2. Gareth A Davies (19 October 2008). "British boxer Gilbert Eastman in intensive care following life-saving surgery". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. "BBC SPORT - Boxing - Eastman set to make full recovery". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
4. Boxing News | No Small task for Webb
5. "Webb stands tall to beat Small". SkySports. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
6. "BBC Sport - Sam Webb defends his British light middleweight title". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
7. men Administrator (17 May 2011). "Prince Arron back with a bang". men. Retrieved 3 August 2015.