Sam Soliman

Infobox_Boxer|name = Sam Soliman


nationality = Australian
realname = Sam Soliman
nickname = King
height =height|m=1.78
weight = Super Middleweight
birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|11|13|mf=y
birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
home = Melbourne, Australia
style = Orthodox
wins = 35
KO = 13
losses = 11
draws = 0
no contests = 0
total = 46

Sam Soliman (born November 13, 1973) is an Australian boxer of Coptic Egyptian descent. Soliman began his boxing career after studying multiple forms of martial arts, such as Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kick-Boxing.

Martial Arts Career

Soliman is a former ISNA and WAKA kickboxing champion.

Amateur Boxing Career

Soliman compiled an Amateur Record consisting of 84 fights, with 11 lossesFact|date=September 2007.

Professional Boxing Career

Soliman turned pro at the Cruiserweight level in 1997 at the age of 23. Without a lot of connections, and lacking an easy path to a championship, Soliman fought 12 rounds for the Australian Cruiserweight Championship in only his second fight. He gained a worldwide audience when he defeated Raymond Joval by a twelve round Unanimous Decision, on July 17, 2004.

A rematch with fellow Australian Anthony Mundine, who Soliman suffered a split decision loss to earlier in his career, ended in a ninth round TKO loss for Soliman. Soliman moved up from his normal 160lbs middleweight division to take on Mundine in the Super Middleweight division, for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Title. After suffering a knockdown in round 2, Mundine ended the fight in the 9th round, by knocking Soliman down three times. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Anthony_Mundine_vs._Sam_Soliman_%282nd._meeting%29 Anthony Mundine vs. Sam Soliman (2nd. meeting)] ]

He was one of the boxers featured on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered September 4th, 2007 on ESPN.

On the Contender, Soliman captured third place after defeating Wayne Johnsen. Solimans only loss was in a competitive Unanimous Decision loss to Sakio Bika, the eventual third season Contender Champion.

Sam Soliman is trained by Dave Hedgecock and based in Melbourne, Australia, where he lives with his wife Maria.

Recent Fight History

*2007-11-06 : Contender Arena, Boston, United States: Sam Soliman beat Wayne Johnsen by unanimous decision (bronze medal winner of the Contender Season 3) round 6 of 6.
*2007 : Contender Arena, Soliman loses in a rematch to Sakio Bika in a 8 round decision
*2007-09-18 : Contender Arena , Los Angeles, California, United States : Sam Soliman beat Max Alexander by Unanimous Decision in round 5 of 5
*2007-03-07 : Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia : Anthony Mundine beat Sam Soliman by KO in round 9 of 12
*2006-11-17 : Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA, USA : Sam Soliman beat Enrique Ornelas by Majority Decision in round 10 of 10
*2005-12-10 : Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, US : Winky Wright beat Sam Soliman by Unanimous Decision in round 14 of 15.

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