Sammy Reeson
Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight, cruiserweight
Height6 ft 1.5 in (1.867 m)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins24
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws0

Sammy Reeson (born 5 January 1963) is a British former boxer who was the first to hold both the British and European cruiserweight titles and went on to fight for the WBC world title.

Career

From Battersea, London, Reeson began his professional career in 1983 and won his first twelve fights before winning his first title, the Southern Area light heavyweight title that he won in January 1985 with a 6th round stoppage of Trevor Cattouse. In October 1985 he fought Stewart Lithgo for the newly introduced British cruiserweight title, winning on points over 12 rounds.[1] He maintained his 100-percent win record until May 1986 when he was stopped in the 4th round by Louis Pergaud.

In April 1987 he met Manfred Jassmann for the chance to become the first EBU cruiserweight champion; Reeson became European champion on a unanimous decision.[2] He successfully defended the title in November that year, beating Luigi Ricci via a 7th-round knockout.

In May 1989 he met Puerto Rican Carlos de León for the WBC cruiserweight title vacated by Evander Holyfield;[3] De Leon stopped Reeson in the 9th round after knocking him down twice — only the second defeat of Reeson's 26-fight career.[4][5] This proved to be Reeson's final fight.

References

  1. ↑ "Magri Regains European Crown", Glasgow Herald, 31 October 1985, p. 23. Retrieved 24 February 2015
  2. ↑ Boxing News, Vol. 43, No. 18, 1 May 1987
  3. ↑ "Results Plus", The New York Times, 18 May 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2015
  4. ↑ "Exhausted Reeson Stopped In the Ninth", Glasgow Herald, 18 May 1989, p. 32. Retrieved 24 February 2015
  5. ↑ "De Leon Stops Reeson in 9", Sun-Sentinel, 18 May 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2015

Steve Bunce Radio Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYS5rKls8X4 Sammy talks about his life after boxing and why he retired after being stopped in the 9th round of his World Title fight against Carlos De Leon in 1989. He turned to collecting scrap metal for a living and dropped out of the boxing world completely. In 2011, after an accident at work, he had his leg amputated from the knee.

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