Sam Eggington (born 15 October 1993) is a British former professional boxer. He has held the IBO super-welterweight title as well as the British, Commonwealth and European welterweight titles.
Professional career Eggington won the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title with seventh-round technical knockout success over Joseph Lamptey from Ghana on 9 May 2015 in Birmingham.
He added the British welterweight title when he beat Glenn Foot by unanimous technical decision at Manchester Arena on 18 July 2015, when the ringside doctor called a halt to the contest at the end of the eighth-round due to a cut near Foot's right eye caused by an accidental head clash.
Eggington lost both his titles to Bradley Skeete on 5 March 2016, going down by unanimous decision at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.
A 10th round knockout of Spain's defending champion, Ceferino Rodríguez, saw Eggington become the European welterweight champion at Birmingham's Utilita Arena on 13 May 2017.
He lost the belt via split decision to Mohamed Mimoune from France in his next fight on 17 October 2017 at Manchester Arena.
Having moved up in weight divisions, Eggington won the vacant IBO super-welterweight World title on 25 June 2022, with a unanimous decision victory against Polish boxer Przemyslaw Zysk at Coventry Skydome.
Once again his title reign was a short one as he lost in his first defence by majority decision to Ireland's Australia-based Dennis Hogan at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on 8 October 2022.
On 1 March 2024, Eggington failed in his bid to become a two-time European champion when he lost by majority decision to German Abass Baraou in a contest for the vacant super-welterweight title in Telford.
He returned to winning ways with a six-round points success over Alan Sebastian Velazquez at The Premier Suite in Cannock on 28 November 2024.
Eggington faced WBC International Silver super-welterweight champion Lee Cutler at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 20 April 2025. At the start of the ninth round the fight was stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor due to a cut and swelling near the challenger's eye caused by an accidental clash of heads. As a result the contest went to the judges' scorecards with Eggington ruled the winner by unanimous technical decision.
He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the WBC in November 2025.
Egginton faced Conah Walker in a non-title catchweight bout at University of Wolverhampton at The Halls in Wolverhampton on 2 May 2026. He was sent to the canvas with a punch to his body in the eighth round and went on to lose via stoppage when the referee stepped in to halt the fight as Eggington sustained a series of unanswered blows in the 10th round. Later that month, Eggington announced his retirement from professional boxing.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes46Loss36–10Conah WalkerTKO10 (12), 2 May 202645Win36–9Lee CutlerUTD9 (10)20 Apr 202544Win35–9Alan Sebastian VelazquezPTS628 Nov 202443Loss34–9Abass BaraouMD121 Mar 202442Win34–8Joe PigfordTKO5 (12), 27 May 202341Win33–8James McCarthyTKO4 (6), 30 Mar 202340Loss32–8Dennis Hogan128 Oct 202239Win32–7Przemyslaw Zysk UD1225 Jun 202238Win31–7Bilel JkitouSD1210 Sep 202137Win30–7Carlos MolinaUD1222 May 202136Win29–7Ashley TheophaneTKO6 (10), 11 Dec 202035Loss28–7Ted CheesemanUD121 Aug 202034Win28–6Daniel Urbanski2 (4), 30 Nov 201933Win27–6Orlando FiordigiglioTKO2 (10), 19 Sep 201932Win26–6Lewis van PoetschPTS63 Aug 201931Win25–6Jordan GrannumPTS429 Jun 201930Loss24–6Liam SmithTKO5 (12), 30 Mar 201929Win24–5Sam OmidiPTS42 Feb 201928Loss23–5Hassan MwakinyoTKO2 (10), 8 Sep 201827Win23–4Peter KramerTKO4 (10), 30 Jun 201826Win22–4Achilles SzaboTKO2 (6), 21 Apr 201825Loss21–4Mohamed MimouneSD1217 Oct 201724Win21–3Ceferino RodríguezKO10 (12), 13 May 201723Win20–3Paulie MalignaggiKO8 (12), 4 Mar 201722Win19–3Frankie GavinTKO8 (12), 22 Oct 201621Win18–3Daza UsherKO1 (6), 30 Jul 201620Loss17–3Bradley SkeeteUD125 Mar 201619Win17–2Dale EvansUD1217 Oct 201518Win16–2Glenn Foot8 (12), 18 Jul 201517Win15–2Joseph LampteyTKO7 (12), 9 May 201516Win14–2Shayne SingletonTKO5 (12), 7 Mar 201515Win13–2Sebastien AllaisTKO1 (6), 15 Nov 201414Win12–2Denton VassellTKO8 (10), 13 Sep 201413Win11–2Lewis van PoetschTKO2 (6), 7 Jun 201412Win10–2William WarburtonPTS619 Apr 201411Loss9–2Johnny Coyle35 Apr 201410Win9–1Johnny GartonTKO2 (3), 5 Apr 20149Win8–1Dave RyanPTS1023 Nov 20138Win7–1Kevin McCauleyTKO7 (10), 6 Oct 20137Win6–1Andrew PattersonPTS411 May 20136Win5–1Steven Pearce7 (10), 3 May 20135Win4–1Andrew Patterson2 (4), 24 Feb 20134Loss3–1Dale Evans319 Jan 20133Win3–0Andrew HardyPTS41 Dec 20122Win2–0Charlie ThompsonPTS419 Oct 20121Win1–0Leon Findlay414 Sep 2012
References
External links
Sam Eggington - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live