Sam Noakes

Sam Noakes
Sam Noakes
Born	20 July 1997 (age 27); Maidstone, Kent, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Midge
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 8 / 173cm
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	15
Wins	15
Wins by KO	14

Sam Noakes (born 20 July 1997) is an English professional boxer who holds the British, Commonwealth and European lightweight titles.

Career

After an amateur career boxing out of Westree ABC which included winning the England Boxing National Amateur Championships light-welterweight title, Noakes turned professional in July 2019 signing a four-year contract with promoter Frank Warren.^[5]^[6]

His first pro fight was in September 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall in London when he won via stoppage after opponent Chris Adaway quit on his stool before the final round.^[7]

Noakes claimed the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title in November 2022 defeating Calvin McCord by technical knockout in round four at The O2 Arena in London.^[8]^[9]

In February 2024, he won the vacant British lightweight title by stopping Lewis Sylvester in the fourth round at the Copper Box Arena in London.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Noakes became European lightweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Frenchman Yvan Mendy in a fight for the vacant title held at the York Hall in London in April 2024.^[13]^[14]^[15]

He made a successful first defence of his European title against mandatory challenger Gianluca Ceglia from Italy at York Hall on 6 September 2024, when his opponent retired on his stool at the end of round eight.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Professional boxing record

15 fights	15 wins	0 losses
By knockout	14	0
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	Win	15–0	Gianluca Ceglia	RTD	8 (12)	2024-09-06	York Hall, London, England, U.K.	Retained the European lightweight title
14	Win	14–0	Yvan Mendy	UD	12 (12)	2024-04-20	York Hall, London, England, U.K.	Won the vacant European lightweight title
13	Win	13–0	Lewis Sylvester	TKO	4 (12)	2024-02-10	Copper Box Arena, London, England, U.K.	Won the vacant British lightweight title and retained Commonwealth lightweight title
12	Win	12–0	Carlos Perez	TKO	4 (10)	2023-12-01	York Hall, London, England, U.K.
11	Win	11–0	Karthik Sathish Kumar	TKO	2 (12)	2023-04-15	Copper Box Arena, London, England, U.K.	Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
10	Win	10–0	Calvin McCord	TKO	4 (12)	2022-11-26	The O2 Arena, London, England, U.K.	Won the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
9	Win	9–0	Vincenzo Finiello	TKO	4 (10)	2022-03-19	Wembley Arena, London, England, U.K.
8	Win	8–0	Shaun Cooper	TKO	9 (10)	2021-12-04	Copper Box Arena, London, England, U.K.
7	Win	7–0	Naeem Ali	TKO	2 (6)	2021-07-24	Wembley Arena, London, England, U.K.
6	Win	6–0	Lee Connelly	TKO	3 (6)	2021-07-10	Royal Albert Hall, London, England, U.K.
5	Win	5–0	Delmar Thomas	TKO	1 (8)	2021-02-27	Copper Box Arena, London, England, U.K
4	Win	4–0	Jordan Ellison	TKO	5 (6)	2020-08-20	BT Sport Studio, London, England, U.K.
3	Win	3–0	Des Newton	TKO	1 (6)	2020-02-22	York Hall, London, England, U.K.
2	Win	2–0	Daryl Pearce	TKO	3 (4)	2019-12-21	Copper Box Arena, London, England, U.K.
1	Win	1–0	Chris Adaway	TKO	3 (4)	2019-09-27	Royal Albert Hall, London, England, U.K.