Sam Hyde (born 26 October 1993) is an English
professional boxer
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.
Professional career
Hyde made his professional debut on 8 March 2014, scoring a four-round
points decision
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(PTS) victory against Elvis Dube at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in
Manchester
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.
After compiling a record of 13–0–1 (6 KOs) he faced
Richard Riakporhe
Richard Riakporhe (born 5 January 1990) is a professional boxer who held the British cruiserweight title from 2019 to 2020.
Early life
Born on 5 January 1990, Richard Riakporhe grew up on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth, London. At the age of ...
for the vacant
WBA Inter-Continental
cruiserweight title on 10 November 2018 at the
Manchester Arena
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. The bout served as part of the undercard for the
Oleksandr Usyk
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vs.
Tony Bellew
Anthony Lewis Bellew (born 30 November 1982) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2018, and has since worked as a boxing analyst and commentator. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017, and challeng ...
undisputed
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world title fight. After comfortably outboxing Riakporhe for the first seven rounds, the tables turned in the eighth when Riakporhe landed a powerful right hand, causing damage to Hyde's eye and backing him up against the ropes. Riakporhe followed up with a sustained attack. The swelling on Hyde's eye worsened, prompting his trainer,
Joe Gallagher, to throw in the towel in order to save his charge from further damage, handing Hyde the first defeat of his professional career via
technical knockout
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(TKO). At the time of the stoppage Hyde was ahead on all three judges' scorecards, with two judges scoring the bout 68–65 and the third scoring it 67–66.
He bounced back from defeat with two TKO victories in 2019—Jozef Jurko in April and Jiri Svacina in September—before challenging the English cruiserweight champion
Deion Jumah
Deion Jumah (born 18 July 1989) is a former English professional boxer.
Professional career
Jumah made his professional debut on 2 February 2013, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory against Ruslan Bitarov at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in ...
on 19 January 2020 at the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre in Manchester. The bout was a final eliminator for Hyde's former foe, Richard Riakporhe, and his
British cruiserweight title. After twelve closely contested rounds Hyde suffered the second defeat of his career, losing via
unanimous decision
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(UD) with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 and the third scoring it 115–114.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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Living people
1993 births
English male boxers
Cruiserweight boxers