Samir El-Mais (born 10 September 1980), nicknamed "Sweet Sammy", is an

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-born Canadian heavyweight boxer from

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. Relatively unknown, El Mais captured the Canadian Heavyweight Championship on February 24, 2010 defeating Shavar Henry 9-4 in

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. He competed at the

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in the heavyweight division where he won his first bout against Kevin Evans of WalesAlt URL
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he defeated

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but had to pull out of his next fight. At the Olympic qualifier he beat

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but lost the rematch with Peralta

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1980 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games People from Abu Dhabi Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Canadian male boxers Emirati emigrants to Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub