Simon Vallily


Simon Vallily is an English professional boxer. As an amateur, he was a member of the England elite squad as well as the Great British podium squad and won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Vallily was born to English father and Jamaican mother.

Amateur career

Fighting for the South Bank Amateur boxing club in Middlesbrough, Vallily was formerly on the books of Middlesbrough Football Club until disciplinary issues meant that his career in football ended prematurely. Vallily claimed that he started boxing after getting into trouble when he was a kid, and that what he would be doing if he were not boxing would be "not worth thinking about".
In February 2006, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison following a knife attack. Halfway into his sentence he was released and started to concentrate on his boxing career.

Domestic honours

In 2009, competing in the super heavyweight division, Vallily won the senior ABA title in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport, beating Amin Isa 13-4. Despite touching the canvas himself, the victory included a knockdown of his opponent in the third round.
Speaking of the win and of the fact that he himself had taken a count, Vallily said, "Getting caught gave me a kick up the backside and got me going". Reflecting on the turnaround in his life since being sentenced to jail in 2006 Vallily said, "I've changed since those days and I'm an ABA champion now...All that is behind me and I don't like to look back - I was just a daft kid...I want to look to the future. I'm grown up now and more focused and this is just the start". On 13 November 2010, Vallily was crowned the Great Britain champion after defeating experienced rival Danny Price 4-3 in the tournament held in Liverpool's Echo Arena and televised by the BBC.

Commonwealth Games

Vallily was part of the England team that competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Picked at the 91kg Heavyweight category, Vallily fought his way to the final, defeating Dominic Winrow of the Isle of Man in the first round, Arsene Foukou of Cameroon in the quarter-finals and gaining a walkover against Awusone Yekeni of Ghana in the semifinals.
In the final he claimed the gold medal with a first round stoppage over Northern Ireland's Steven Ward after knocking him to the canvas, having quickly established a 6-1 lead. Speaking of Vallily's performance, coach Rob McCracken said "He's frighteningly good. We've got two years to work with him and there's a real possibility he could win the Olympics".

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Loss17–3–1 Fabio WardleyTKO3, 1:011 Aug 2020Brentwood, England.png" />For vacant English heavyweight title
16Loss13–2–1 Craig GloverTKO8, 1:0613 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
15Draw13–1–1 Arfan IqbalSD1016 Jun 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandFor English cruiserweight title
14Win13–1 Blaise MendouoTKO4, 2:2417 Feb 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
13Win12–1 Blaise MendouoPTS623 Jun 2017 Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
12Win11–1 Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS426 May 2017 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England
11Win10–1 Artūrs KuļikauskisTKO4, 2:144 Mar 2017 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England
10Loss9–1 Mairis BriedisTKO3, 2:3615 Oct 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
9Win9–0 Toni VišićTKO3, 2:3310 Jul 2016 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
8Win8–0 Remigijus ŽiaušysPTS605 Mar 2016 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England
7Win7–0 Wladimir LetrPTS604 Apr 2015 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
6Win6–0 David VicenaKO3, 0:4008 Mar 2015 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England
5Win5–0 Jiří SvačinaTD5, 1:1404 Oct 2014 First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
4Win4–0 Moses MatovuPTS421 May 2014 First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
3Win3–0 Rolandas ČėsnaPTS47 Oct 2013 Royal Lancaster Hotel, Bayswater, London, England
2Win2–0 Moses MatovuPTS420 Sep 2013 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, England
1Win1–0 Simeon CoverPTS421 Mar 2013 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandProfessional debut