Sam "The Man" Horton (born 20 August 1985,
Wordsley, West Midlands) is an English professional
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who competes in the
super middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
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division.
Horton turned Pro in 2006 after fighting as an amateur. Horton is the Midlands and International Masters super middleweight champion.
In May 2010 Horton fought Olympic gold medallist
James DeGale
James Frederick DeGale (born 3 February 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2019. He held the IBF super-middleweight title twice between 2015 and 2018, and regionally the European and British super-middlewe ...
at Upton Park.
In June 2010 Horton fought in the Prizefighter competition at York Hall,
Bethnal Green, London
Bethnal Green is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in east London and part of the East End of London, East End. The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the common la ...
but was knocked out of the competition at the quarter-final stage by Patrick Mendy who went on to win the competition. The fight was stopped after 92 seconds when referee Ian John-Lewis stepped in. Many believed that the stoppage was unnecessary as Horton was not hurt. Glenn McCrory, the former world cruiserweight champion, said on Sky Sports: "I thought it was premature. Horton should feel aggrieved.".
Horton is currently trained by Errol Johnson and is managed by London promoter Michael Helliet.
[http://michaelhellietmanagement.com/Boxer.aspx?ID=22]
References
1985 births
Living people
English male boxers
Super-middleweight boxers
21st-century English sportsmen
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