Luke Simpkin (born 5 May 1979 in
Derby) is a British
light heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...
boxer based in
Swadlincote
Swadlincote is a former mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, England, lying within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, south-east of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-de ...
,
Derbyshire,
England. His record stands at 11 wins, 32 losses and 3 draws after 46 bouts.
Simpkin competed in the "
Prizefighter" competition in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...
on 12 September 2008. Defeating
Dave Ferguson in the opening round, Simpkin went on to fight
Sam Sexton.
Sexton subsequently took Simpkin out of contention winning the match by unanimous decision and continued on to win the competition.
"Prizefighter: Sexton upsets Burton to take title"
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References
External links
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at BritishBoxing.net
1979 births
Living people
People from Swadlincote
Sportspeople from Derbyshire
Boxers from Derby
English male boxers
Heavyweight boxers
Prizefighter contestants
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