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Born | Harry Simon (1972-10-21) 21 October 1972 (age 52) Walvis Bay, South West Africa | ||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
Other names | The Terminator Onkugo | ||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||
Weight(s) | Light Middleweight (154 lb) Middleweight (160 lb) Super Middleweight (168 lb) Light Heavyweight (175 lb) | ||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||
Total fights | 123 | ||||||||
Wins | 123 | ||||||||
Wins by KO | 111 | ||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||
Draws | 0 | ||||||||
No contests | 0 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Harry Simon (born 21 October 1972) is a Namibian undefeated professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division. Simon is currently undefeated as a professional. Simon won his first title in 1998 when he defeated Winky Wright for the WBO Light middleweight. In 2001 he won the interim WBO Middleweight against Hacine Cherifi and defeated Armand Krajnc in 2002 for the title.
In 2002 Simon was involved in a serious car crash. He lost the title being unable to defend it due to accident injuries. He was later stripped of the belt. He was found guilty of "culpable homicide" and sentenced to jail in 2007. Simon was released in 2009.
In 2013 Simon won the vacant IBF International Light Heavyweight title against Geard Ajetović, he defended it against him again in 2014.
Amateur highlights
As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and had an overall amateur record of 121-9. His result was:
- Lost to Aníbal Acevedo (Puerto Rico) 11-13
Professional career
Simon turned pro in 1994 and won the WBO Light Middleweight title in 1998 by defeating Winky Wright by controversial decision. The bout had initially been ruled a draw, but then a "scoring error" was discovered, favoring Simon. He defended the title four times against Kevin Lueshing, Enrique Areco, Rodney Jones and Wayne Alexander. He later captured the WBO Middleweight title against Sweden's Armand Krajnc in a 12 round unanimous decision. In 2002 Simon was involved in a serious car accident sustaining him injuries that prevented him to defend his title, due to this he was stripped of the belt.
Simon returned to boxing in March 2007, winning an eight round decision over Stephen Nzuemb, in Namibia. He won a fight against Tanzanian Rashid Mutumla by knockout on 2 December 2010.
Following his release from jail in 2009 Simon launched a comeback, recording several wins over journeyman opposition. In his most recent outing in June 2012, Simon stopped journeyman Ruben Groenewald at 1:23 of the first round after knocking him down twice. Simon weighed over 200 pounds, the heaviest of his career.
Outside the ring
Simon was involved in two serious car accidents resulting in fatalities. The latest one in late 2002 also saw him seriously injured, and eventually sent to jail. Three Belgian tourists - two adults and a baby - died in the collision with Simon's Mercedes-Benz at Langstrand in November 2002. On 5 August 2005, Simon was given a two-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of "culpable homicide" stemming from the November 2002 car accident that resulted in the deaths of the three people.
On 9 July 2007, Simon began serving his two-year prison sentence for culpable homicide after losing the appeal of his 2005 conviction. Simon did not call any witnesses nor testify in his own behalf during the appeal proceedings, and his conviction and sentence were not overturned. He was released in 2009.
Professional boxing record
30 fights | 30 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 22 | 0 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
Draws | 0 | |
No contests | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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30 | Win | 30–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8) | Mar 26, 2016 | ![]() Helao Nafidi, Ohangwena |
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29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Sep 28, 2013 | ![]() Windhoek, Khomas |
Won vacant IBF International Light Heavyweight title. |
28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8) 2:33 | Jun 29, 2013 | ![]() Windhoek, Khomas |
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27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12) 1:23 | Jun 23, 2012 | ![]() Windhoek, Khomas |
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26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) 1:43 | Dec 4, 2010 | ![]() Windhoek, Khomas |
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25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Feb 20, 2010 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Mar 3, 2007 | ![]() Windhoek, Khomas |
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23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Apr 6, 2002 | ![]() Copenhagen, Capital Region |
Won WBO Middleweight title. |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jul 21, 2001 | ![]() Bayamón |
Won Interim WBO Middleweight title. |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12) 2:43 | Feb 10, 2001 | ![]() Widnes, Cheshire |
Retained WBO Light middleweight title. |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | Sep 23, 2000 | ![]() Rama, Ontario |
Retained WBO Light middleweight title. |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12) | Feb 19, 2000 | ![]() Dagenham, Greater London |
Retained WBO Light middleweight title. |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12) 2:08 | May 1, 1999 | ![]() London, Greater London |
Retained WBO Light middleweight title. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | Aug 22, 1998 | ![]() Hammanskraal, Gauteng |
Won WBO Light middleweight title. |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) 1:12 | Dec 22, 1997 | ![]() Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (8) 2:37 | Jul 19, 1997 | ![]() London, Greater London |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6) 2:37 | May 3, 1997 | ![]() Manchester |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) 1:48 | Feb 8, 1997 | New London Arena, London, Greater London |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Aug 31, 1996 | ![]() Dublin, Leinster |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 6, 1996 | ![]() Manchester |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (8) 3:00 | Apr 13, 1996 | ![]() Manchester |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Sep 23, 1995 | ![]() Bloemfontein, Free State |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1995 | ![]() Johannesburg, Gauteng |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | May 12, 1995 | ![]() Pretoria, Gauteng |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 15, 1995 | ![]() Mabopane, Gauteng |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 21, 1994 | ![]() Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | Nov 20, 1994 | ![]() Johannesburg, Gauteng |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 26, 1994 | ![]() Springs, Gauteng |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Mar 5, 1994 | ![]() Johannesburg, Gauteng |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 26, 1994 | ![]() Springs, Gauteng |
References
- Menges, Werner (22 May 2007). "Simon goes for legal TKO". The Namibian.
- Kambaekwa, Carlos (8 August 2011). "Lifeline for Simon". New Era.
- Barnard, Maggi (8 February 2005). "Expert cites speed as key factor in Simon crash". The Namibian.
- http://www.namibian.com.na/2005/August/national/05CBC3AA4A.html
- http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=9421
External links
- Boxing record for Harry Simon from BoxRec (registration required)
Preceded byWinky Wright | WBO Light Middleweight boxing champion 22 August 1998 – 21 July 2001 Vacated |
VacantTitle next held byDaniel Santos |
VacantTitle last held byJason Matthews | WBO Middleweight Interim Champion 21 July 2001 – 6 April 2002 Unified |
Succeeded byHector Javier Velazco |
Preceded byArmand Krajnc | WBO Middleweight boxing champion 6 April 2002–July 2003 Stripped |
All-Africa Boxing Champions in Men's Welterweight | |
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Walvis Bay
- Ovambo people
- Olympic boxers of Namibia
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World Boxing Organization champions
- Light-middleweight boxers
- Middleweight boxers
- Welterweight boxers
- World Boxing Association champions
- Namibian male boxers
- African Games medalists for Namibia
- African Games medalists in boxing