SAM SOLIMAN

'Sam Soliman' (born November 13, 1973)^[1] 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.

Contents

Martial Arts Career

Amateur Boxing Career

Professional Boxing Career

Recent Fight History

External links

References

Martial Arts Career

Soliman is a former ISNA and WAKA kickboxing champion.

Amateur Boxing Career

Soliman compiled an Amateur Record consisting of 84 fights, with 11 losses.

Professional Boxing Career

Soliman turned pro at the Cruiserweight level in 1997 at the age of 23. Without a lot of connections, and lacking an easy path to a championship, Soliman fought 12 rounds for the Australian Cruiserweight Championship in only his second fight. Soliman has worked hard fighting in remote locations around the world, to make his name by taking on only the best available opponents. He finally gained a worldwide audience when he defeated Raymond Joval in impressive fashion on July 17, 2004.
Seeking revenge for a split decision loss earlier in his career, Soliman fought, and lost, a rematch against fellow Australian Anthony Mundine in March of 2007. Soliman moved up from his normal 160lbs 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.^[2]
He will be one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, premiering September 4th, 2007 on ESPN.
Sam Soliman is trained by Dave Hedgecock and based in Melbourne, Australia where he lives with his wife Maria.

Recent Fight History

★ 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

★ 2006-06-02 : Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, CA, USA : Sam Soliman beat Raul Munoz by TKO in round 6 of 10

External links

★ Sam Soliman's Career Record

★ Sam Soliman's Official Website

References

1. Boxerec
2. Anthony Mundine vs. Sam Soliman (2nd. meeting)