Sam Hickey
Scottish boxer (born 2000)
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Born | (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) Dundee, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sam Hickey (born 5 January 2000) is a Scottish boxer.[2][3]
Career
Hickey competed in the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships,[4] being awarded the bronze medal in the middleweight event.[5] He was defeated in the semi-final by English boxer Lewis Richardson by a 4-1 judges' decision.[6] Hickey was the first Scot to win a senior European medal for 16 years.[7]
Hickey won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8]
On 4 July 2024, Hickey announced he had turned professional.[9]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
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2022 | European Amateur Boxing Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd | Men's middleweight |
Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 1st |
References
- ^ Woodger, Calum (11 May 2021). "'Every day you're preparing yourself for somebody to put their fist through your face' – Lochee boxer Sam Hickey is fighting to reach top of game". The Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (27 May 2022). "Bottle-throwing protests over TKO decision for home super-heavyweight at European Boxing Championships in Armenia". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Egelstaff, Susan (20 May 2022). "Big-time performer Sam Hickey eyeing European Boxing Championship medal as he admits Commonwealth Games dream". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Holme, Ben (28 May 2022). "Sam Hickey looking for a fast start as he bids to reach the EUBC European Boxing Championship Middleweight Final". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Holme, Ben (29 May 2022). "Sam Hickey returns home with Bronze medal from the EUBC European Men's Boxing Championships – Semi-Final Review". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Scotland, Team. "Sam Hickey". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Scotland, Team. "Medal History". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Hickey turns pro and targets world titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Sam Hickey from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sam Hickey at Team Scotland
- Sam Hickey at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1930 – 1938: up to 72.57 kg
- 1950: up to 73 kg
- 1954 – present: up to 75 kg
- 1930: Fred Mallin (ENG)
- 1934: Alf Shawyer (ENG)
- 1938: Denis Reardon (WAL)
- 1950: Theunis van Schalkwyk (SAF)
- 1954: Johannes van der Kolff (SAF)
- 1958: Terry Milligan (NIR)
- 1962: Cephas Colquhoun (JAM)
- 1966: Joe Darkey (GHA)
- 1970: John Conteh (ENG)
- 1974: Frankie Lucas (VIN)
- 1978: Philip McElwaine (AUS)
- 1982: Jimmy Price (ENG)
- 1986: Rod Douglas (ENG)
- 1990: Chris Johnson (CAN)
- 1994: Rowan Donaldson (CAN)
- 1998: John Pearce (ENG)
- 2002: Paul Miller (AUS)
- 2006: Jarrod Fletcher (AUS)
- 2010: Eamonn O'Kane (NIR)
- 2014: Anthony Fowler (ENG)
- 2018: Vikas Krishan Yadav (IND)
- 2022: Sam Hickey (SCO)
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