Sam Webb (boxer)


Sam Webb 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 and Gilbert Eastman, winning each contest.

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." 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".

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. 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". 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.
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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Loss18–3 Brian Rose1214 Dec 2012 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, EnglandFor British super welterweight title
20Win18–2 Matthew Hall1228 Apr 2012 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
19Loss17–2 Prince ArronTKO12, 1:4713 May 2011 Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham, EnglandLost British super welterweight title
18Win17–1 Martin ConcepcionKO11, 2:2016 Oct 2010 The Troxy, London, EnglandRetained British super welterweight title
17Win16–1 Anthony Small1226 Mar 2010 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, EnglandWon British super welterweight title
16Win15–1 Paul MorbyPTS611 Dec 2009 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
15Win14–1 Thomas McDonaghPTS102 May 2005 Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England
14Win13–1 Max MaxwellPTS820 Mar 2009 Newham Leisure Centre, London, England
13Win12–1 Gilbert EastmanTKO8, 2:5917 Oct 2008 York Hall, London, England
12Win11–1 Paul DyerPTS613 Jun 2008 Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England
11Win10–1 David KirkPTS62 May 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
10Win9–1 Paul RoystonPTS62 Feb 2008 ExCeL Arena, London, England
9Win8–1 Duncan CottierPTS412 Jan 2008 York Hall, London, England
8Win7–1 Ben HudsonPTS415 Jun 2007 National Sports Centre, London, England
7Win6–1 Alex SpitkoTKO1, 2:1127 Apr 2007 Wembley Arena, London, England
6Win5–1 David KirkPTS417 Nov 2006 York Hall], London, England
5Loss4–1 Aleksei StodaTKO3, 0:5730 May 2006 York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0 Gatis SkujaPTS424 Mar 2006 York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0 Aliaksandr Zhuk427 Jan 2006 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
2Win2–0 Vadzim Astapuk2, 2:554 Nov 2005 York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0 Geraint Harvey1, 2:577 Oct 2005 York Hall, London, England