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'''Sammy NeSmith''', known as ''Slammin' Sammy'', was an American professional [[light middleweight]] boxer of the early 1970s. |
'''Sammy NeSmith''', known as ''Slammin' Sammy'', was an American professional [[light middleweight]] boxer of the early 1970s. |
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NeSmith lived in [[Indianapolis]] during the 1970s and '80s, where he built his boxing career. In 1971, he won the [[National Golden Gloves]] Light middleweight championship. NeSmith won the [[North American Boxing Federation]] middleweight belt in May 1980 after scoring a 10th-round [[knockout]] victory over Ronnie Harris of [[Canton, Ohio]]. On March 31, 1981, he lost that title to [[Sugar Ray Seales]] in a fifth round knockout. Smith had a professional record of 38 wins and seven loses, with 34 of his wins by knockout.<ref name="seales">{{cite news|title=Sports News Briefs; Seales Flattens NeSmith In 5th and Captures Title|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/01/sports/sports-news-briefs-seales-flattens-nesmith-in-5th-and-captures-title.html|accessdate=1 July 2017|agency=New York Times|date=April 1, 1981}}</ref> |
NeSmith lived in [[Indianapolis]] during the 1970s and '80s, where he built his boxing career. In 1971, he won the [[National Golden Gloves]] Light middleweight championship. NeSmith won the [[North American Boxing Federation]] middleweight belt in Indianapolis in May 1980 after scoring a 10th-round [[knockout]] victory over Ronnie Harris of [[Canton, Ohio]]. On March 31, 1981, he lost that title to [[Sugar Ray Seales]] in a fifth round knockout. Smith had a professional record of 38 wins and seven loses, with 34 of his wins by knockout.<ref name="seales">{{cite news|title=Sports News Briefs; Seales Flattens NeSmith In 5th and Captures Title|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/01/sports/sports-news-briefs-seales-flattens-nesmith-in-5th-and-captures-title.html|accessdate=1 July 2017|agency=New York Times|date=April 1, 1981}}</ref> |
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NeSmith frequently volunteered as a boxing coach for youth at the Riverside Park & Family Center in Indianapolis. He was married to Tondra "Fifi" Johnson for eight years. He later worked as a truck driver for the [[Coca-Cola Company]] in Indianapolis. |
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In his final year,s NeSmith moved to[[Bridgeton, New Jersey]], where he married Delores Green. |
In his final year,s NeSmith moved to[[Bridgeton, New Jersey]], where he married Delores Green. |
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Revision as of 21:21, 1 July 2017
Sammy NeSmith, known as Slammin' Sammy, was an American professional light middleweight boxer of the early 1970s.
NeSmith lived in Indianapolis during the 1970s and '80s, where he built his boxing career. In 1971, he won the National Golden Gloves Light middleweight championship. NeSmith won the North American Boxing Federation middleweight belt in Indianapolis in May 1980 after scoring a 10th-round knockout victory over Ronnie Harris of Canton, Ohio. On March 31, 1981, he lost that title to Sugar Ray Seales in a fifth round knockout. Smith had a professional record of 38 wins and seven loses, with 34 of his wins by knockout.[1]
NeSmith frequently volunteered as a boxing coach for youth at the Riverside Park & Family Center in Indianapolis. He was married to Tondra "Fifi" Johnson for eight years. He later worked as a truck driver for the Coca-Cola Company in Indianapolis.
In his final year,s NeSmith moved toBridgeton, New Jersey, where he married Delores Green.
NeSmith died in January 2014 of an apparent heart attack in New Jersey. He was interred in Kingstree, South Carolina.
References
- ^ "Sports News Briefs; Seales Flattens NeSmith In 5th and Captures Title". New York Times. April 1, 1981. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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