Sam Soliman
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| Real name | Sam Soliman |
| Nickname(s) | King |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 13 November 1973 Melbourne, Australia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Sam Soliman (born 13 November 1973) is an Australian boxer of Coptic Egyptian descent. Soliman began his boxing career after studying multiple forms of martial arts, such as Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kick-Boxing.
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[edit] Martial Arts Career
Soliman is a former ISNA and WAKA kickboxing champion.
[edit] Amateur Boxing Career
Soliman compiled an Amateur Record consisting of 84 fights, with 11 losses[citation needed].
[edit] Professional Boxing Career
Soliman turned pro at the Cruiserweight level in 1997 at the age of 23. Soliman fought 12 rounds for the Australian Cruiserweight Championship in only his second fight. He gained a worldwide audience when he defeated Raymond Joval by a twelve round Unanimous Decision, on 17 July 2004.
A rematch with fellow Australian Anthony Mundine, who Soliman suffered a split decision loss to earlier in his career, ended in a ninth round TKO loss for Soliman. Soliman moved up from his normal 160 lb middleweight division to take on Mundine in the Super Middleweight division, for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Title. After suffering a knockdown in round 2, Mundine ended the fight in the 9th round, by knocking Soliman down three times.[1]
He was one of the boxers featured on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered 4 September 2007 on ESPN. On the Contender, Soliman captured third place after defeating Wayne Johnsen. Solimans only loss was in a competitive Unanimous Decision loss to Sakio Bika, the eventual third season Contender Champion.
Sam Soliman is trained by Dave Hedgecock, managed by David Stanley and based in Melbourne, Australia, where he lives with his wife Maria and son.
[edit] Recent Fight History
- 2007-11-06 : Contender Arena, Boston, United States: Sam Soliman beat Wayne Johnsen by unanimous decision (bronze medal winner of the Contender Season 3) round 6 of 6.
- 2007 : Contender Arena, Soliman loses in a rematch to Sakio Bika in a 8 round decision
- 2007-09-18 : Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States : Sam Soliman beat Max Alexander by Unanimous Decision in round 5 of 5
- 2007-03-07 : Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia : Anthony Mundine beat Sam Soliman by KO in round 9 of 12
- 2006-11-17 : Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA, USA : Sam Soliman beat Enrique Ornelas by Majority Decision in round 10 of 10
- 2005-12-10 : Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, US : Winky Wright beat Sam Soliman by Unanimous Decision in round 14 of 15.
[edit] External links
- Professional boxing record for Sam Soliman from BoxRec
- Sam Soliman Official Website: www.samsoliman.com.au
