Sam Soliman

Sam Soliman
Statistics
Nickname(s)	King
Rated at	Light-middleweight Middleweight Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach	182 cm (72 in)
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1973-11-13) 13 November 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	45
Wins by KO	18
Losses	14

Sam Soliman (born 13 November 1973) is an Australian professional boxer, and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the IBF middleweight title in 2014, as well as the Australian cruiserweight title in 1997; the Australian middleweight and super-middleweight titles in 1999; and the Commonwealth middleweight title in 2000. Soliman began his boxing career in 1997 after studying multiple forms of martial arts, such as taekwondo, karate, and kickboxing.

Martial arts career

Soliman is a former ISKA and WKA kickboxing champion.^[1]

Amateur boxing career

Soliman compiled an Amateur Record consisting of 84 fights, with 11 losses^[1]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
58 fights	44 wins	14 losses
By knockout	18	2
By decision	26	12

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
59	Loss	45–14	Serhiy Derevianchenko	TKO	2 (12), 2:41	21 Jul 2016	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
58	Loss	45–13	Dominic Wade	SD	12	26 Jun 2015	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, US
57	Loss	45–12	Jermain Taylor	UD	12	8 Oct 2014	Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, US	Lost IBF middleweight title
56	Win	45–11	Felix Sturm	UD	12	31 May 2014	König Palast, Krefeld, Germany	Won IBF middleweight title
55	Win	44–11	Les Sherrington	TKO	9 (12), 2:12	11 Dec 2013	Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant PABA interim middleweight title
54	Win	43–11	Felix Sturm	UD	12	1 Feb 2013	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany
53	Win	42–11	Giovanni Lorenzo	UD	12	24 Aug 2012	Geelong Arena, Geelong, Australia
52	Win	41–11	Garth Wood	UD	12	19 Feb 2012	State Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific interim middleweight title
51	Win	40–11	Eromosele Albert	UD	12	18 Nov 2011	Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
50	Win	39–11	Pradeep Singh	KO	10 (12), 1:27	23 Sep 2010	Flemington Racecourse Atrium Room, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
49	Win	38–11	Shannon McMahon	TKO	11 (12), 2:20	13 Mar 2010	Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant WBF middleweight title
48	Win	37–11	Les Piper	TKO	7 (12), 1:43	4 Oct 2008	Peninsula/Shed 14 at Docklands Central Pier, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant IBF Australasian and WBF interim middleweight titles
47	Win	36–11	Sintung Kietbusaba	TKO	7 (12), 1:40	16 Aug 2008	Peninsula/Shed 14 at Docklands Central Pier, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant IBO Asia Pacific middleweight title
46	Loss	35–11	Anthony Mundine	UD	12	28 May 2008	Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia	For WBA super middleweight title
45	Win	35–10	Wayne Johnsen	UD	6	6 Nov 2007	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US	The Contender: season finale
44	Loss	34–10	Sakio Bika	UD	8	30 Oct 2007	Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California, US	The Contender: semi-final
43	Win	34–9	Max Alexander	UD	5	18 Sep 2007	Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California, US	The Contender: first round
42	Loss	33–9	Anthony Mundine	KO	9 (12), 2:26	7 Mar 2007	Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia	For vacant WBA super middleweight title
41	Win	33–8	Enrique Ornelas	MD	10	17 Nov 2006	Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, US
40	Win	32–8	Raúl Jorge Muñoz	TKO	6 (10), 1:49	3 Mar 2006	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, US
39	Loss	31–8	Winky Wright	UD	12	10 Dec 2005	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US
38	Win	31–7	Fernando Zuniga	UD	10	21 Jul 2005	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, US
37	Win	30–7	Miguel Julio	TKO	4 (10), 2:20	23 Feb 2005	Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia
36	Win	29–7	Jose Alberto Clavero	KO	7 (10), 1:13	12 Dec 2004	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia
35	Win	28–7	Diego Castillo	TKO	4 (10), 2:35	6 Nov 2004	University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
34	Win	27–7	Raymond Joval	UD	12	18 Jul 2004	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, US
33	Win	26–7	Plaisakda Boonmalert	TKO	3 (10), 1:25	28 May 2004	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia
32	Win	25–7	Moechrody	TKO	3 (12)	16 Apr 2004	Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
31	Win	24–7	Jorge Andres Sclarandi	TKO	8 (12), 0:01	7 Mar 2004	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
30	Win	23–7	Juan Carlos Lettieri	KO	1 (12), 1:29	23 Jan 2004	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
29	Win	22–7	Silvio Walter Rojas	TKO	4 (12)	5 Dec 2003	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
28	Win	21–7	Satoru Suzuki	UD	12	1 Nov 2003	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained OPBF middleweight title
27	Win	20–7	Tokutaro Toyozumi	SD	12	7 Sep 2003	Masukicho Gym, Kumamoto, Japan	Won OPBF middleweight title
26	Win	19–7	Ramon Arturo Britez	UD	12	12 Aug 2003	Albert Park Powerhouse, Melbourne, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
25	Win	18–7	Nader Hamdan	UD	12	2 Jun 2003	Panthers World of Entertainment, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
24	Win	17–7	Mike Cope	UD	10	6 Dec 2002	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia
23	Win	16–7	Sakio Bika	MD	12	15 Oct 2002	Albert Park Powerhouse, Melbourne, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
22	Win	15–7	Sean Sullivan	UD	12	24 Jul 2002	Albert Park Powerhouse, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
21	Win	14–7	Ojay Abrahams	PTS	4	15 Jun 2002	Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, London, England
20	Win	13–7	Eric Teymour	PTS	8	26 Apr 2002	Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
19	Loss	12–7	Anthony Mundine	SD	12	3 Sep 2001	Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, England	For vacant IBF Pan Pacific super-middleweight title
18	Win	12–6	Cornelius Carr	PTS	6	28 Feb 2001	Royal Garden Hotel, London, England
17	Loss	11–6	Raymond Joval	MD	MD	27 Jan 2001	Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands	For IBO middleweight title
16	Loss	11–5	Howard Eastman	PTS	12	16 Sep 2000	York Hall, London, England	Lost Commonwealth middleweight title
15	Win	11–4	Neville Brown	TKO	9 (12)	19 Jun 2000	Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton, England	Won vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
14	Loss	10–4	Jerry Elliott	UD	8	6 May 2000	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
13	Win	10–3	Paul Wesley	UD	6	13 Apr 2000	New Connaught Rooms, London, England
12	Win	9–3	Sakeasi Dakua	TKO	4 (8)	4 Dec 1999	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji
11	Loss	8–3	Glen Kelly	UD	12	28 Sep 1999	District Junior Rugby Football League, Sydney, Australia	For IBF Pan Pacific and Australian light-heavyweight titles
10	Win	8–2	Brad Mayo	UD	12	9 Jul 1999	Wollongong, Australia	Won vacant Australian middleweight title
9	Win	7–2	Mosese Sorovi	TKO	11 (12)	7 May 1999	Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, Australia	Won vacant Australian super-middleweight title
8	Win	6–2	Dale Westerman	UD	8	25 Oct 1998	Glasshouse, Melbourne, Australia
7	Win	5–2	Marty Fogas	UD	8	24 May 1998	Crown, Melbourne, Australia
6	Win	4–2	Marc Bargero	UD	8	17 Apr 1998	Mount Pritchard Community Club, Sydney, Australia
5	Win	3–2	Leon Rouse	UD	4	20 Feb 1998	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US
4	Loss	2–2	Adrian Bellin	SD	12	28 Nov 1997	Corio Leisure Centre, Geelong, Australia	Lost Australian cruiserweight title
3	Loss	2–1	Kevin Kelly	UD	12	15 Aug 1997	Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, Australia	For Australian and vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight titles
2	Win	2–0	Peter Kinsella	KO	12 (12), 2:33	3 Jun 1997	Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia	Won Australian cruiserweight title
1	Win	1–0	Heath Stenton	UD	4	20 Apr 1997	Billboard Niteclub, Melbourne, Australia	Professional debut

References

1 2 "Sam Soliman". BoxRec.

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Regional titles
Preceded by Peter Kinsella	ANBC Cruiserweight Champion 3 June 1997 – 28 November 1997	Succeeded by Adrian Bellin
Vacant Title last held by Alain Bonnamie	Commonwealth Middleweight Champion 19 June 2000 – 16 September 2000	Succeeded by Howard Eastman
Achievements
Preceded by Felix Sturm	IBF Middleweight Champion 31 May 2014 – 8 October 2014	Succeeded by Jermain Taylor
Sporting positions
Preceded by Bernard Hopkins	Oldest Middleweight Champion 31 May 2014 – present	Incumbent

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