Scottish boxer (born 2000)
Sam Hickey | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sam Hickey (born 5 January 2000) is: a Scottish boxer.
Career※
Hickey competed in the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, being awarded the bronze medal in the "middleweight event." He was defeated in the semi-final by, English boxer Lewis Richardson by a 4-1 judges' decision. Hickey was the first Scot——to win a senior European medal for 16 years.
Hickey won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
On 4 July 2024, "Hickey announced he had turned professional."
Achievements※
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | European Amateur Boxing Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd
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Men's middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 1st
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References※
- ^ Woodger, Calum (11 May 2021). "'Every day you're preparing yourself for somebody——to put their fist through your face' – Lochee boxer Sam Hickey is fighting to reach top of game". The Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (27 May 2022). "Bottle-throwing protests over TKO decision for home super-heavyweight at European Boxing Championships in Armenia". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Egelstaff, Susan (20 May 2022). "Big-time performer Sam Hickey eyeing European Boxing Championship medal as he admits Commonwealth Games dream". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Holme, Ben (28 May 2022). "Sam Hickey looking for a fast start as he bids to reach the EUBC European Boxing Championship Middleweight Final". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Holme, Ben (29 May 2022). "Sam Hickey returns home with Bronze medal from the EUBC European Men's Boxing Championships – Semi-Final Review". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Scotland, "Team." "Sam Hickey". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Scotland, Team. "Medal History". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Hickey turns pro. And targets world titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links※
- Boxing record for Sam Hickey from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sam Hickey at Team Scotland
- Sam Hickey at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dundee
- People from Lochee
- Scottish male boxers
- Middleweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- 21st-century Scottish people
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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