Sam Webb (boxer) explained

Sam Webb
Weight:Light middleweight
Height:5 ft 9 in
Nationality:British
Birth Date:11 April 1981
Birth Place:Sidcup, London, England
Style:Orthodox
Total:21
Wins:18
Losses:3
Draws:0
Ko:5

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.

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Loss18–3 Brian Rose1214 Dec 2012
20Win18–2 Matthew Hall1228 Apr 2012
19Loss17–2 Prince ArronTKO12 (12), 13 May 2011
18Win17–1 Martin ConcepcionKO11 (12), 16 Oct 2010
17Win16–1 Anthony Small1226 Mar 2010
16Win15–1 Paul MorbyPTS611 Dec 2009
15Win14–1 Thomas McDonaghPTS102 May 2005
14Win13–1 Max MaxwellPTS820 Mar 2009
13Win12–1 Gilbert EastmanTKO8 (8), 17 Oct 2008
12Win11–1 Paul DyerPTS613 Jun 2008
11Win10–1 David KirkPTS62 May 2008
10Win9–1 Paul RoystonPTS62 Feb 2008
9Win8–1 Duncan CottierPTS412 Jan 2008
8Win7–1 Ben HudsonPTS415 Jun 2007
7Win6–1 Alex SpitkoTKO1 (4), 27 Apr 2007
6Win5–1 David KirkPTS417 Nov 2006
5Loss4–1 Aleksei StodaTKO3 (6), 30 May 2006
4Win4–0 Gatis SkujaPTS424 Mar 2006
3Win3–0 Aliaksandr Zhuk427 Jan 2006
2Win2–0 Vadzim Astapuk2 (4), 4 Nov 2005
1Win1–0 Geraint Harvey1 (4), 7 Oct 2005

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec - Sam Webb. 3 August 2015.
  2. Web site: British boxer Gilbert Eastman in intensive care following life-saving surgery. https://web.archive.org/web/20081023095554/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/3226769/British-boxer-Gilbert-Eastman-in-intensive-care-following-life-saving-surgery-Boxing-and-MMA.html. dead. 23 October 2008. Gareth A Davies. 19 October 2008. Telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2015.
  3. News: BBC SPORT - Boxing - Eastman set to make full recovery. 21 October 2008 . 3 August 2015.
  4. http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1631 Boxing News | No Small task for Webb
  5. Web site: Webb stands tall to beat Small. SkySports. 3 August 2015.
  6. News: BBC Sport - Sam Webb defends his British light middleweight title. 16 October 2010 . 3 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Prince Arron back with a bang. men Administrator. 17 May 2011. men. 3 August 2015.