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'''Samir El-Mais''' (born 10 September 1980), nicknamed "Sweet Sammy", is an [[Abu Dhabi]]-born Canadian heavyweight boxer from [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref name="Glasgow2014">{{cite web | url = http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/boxing/1019573/s_el_mais.html | title = Samir El-Mais | publisher = Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games | accessdate = August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/02/sweet-sammy-of-windsor-wins-boxing-gold-at-commonwealth-games | title = 'Sweet Sammy' of Windsor wins boxing gold at Commonwealth Games | work = Edmonton Sun | date = August 2, 2014 | quote = 'Sweet Sammy' Samir El-Mais}}</ref><ref name="Windsor Star" /> Relatively unknown, El Mais captured the Canadian Heavyweight Championship on February 24, 2010 defeating Shavar Henry 9-4 in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. He competed at the [[Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Heavyweight|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in the heavyweight division where he won his first bout against Kevin Evans of Wales<ref name="Windsor Star">{{cite news | title = Windsor boxer El-Mais wins Commonwealth opening bout |url = |
'''Samir El-Mais''' (born 10 September 1980), nicknamed "Sweet Sammy", is an [[Abu Dhabi]]-born Canadian heavyweight boxer from [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref name="Glasgow2014">{{cite web | url = http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/boxing/1019573/s_el_mais.html | title = Samir El-Mais | publisher = Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games | accessdate = August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/02/sweet-sammy-of-windsor-wins-boxing-gold-at-commonwealth-games | title = 'Sweet Sammy' of Windsor wins boxing gold at Commonwealth Games | work = Edmonton Sun | date = August 2, 2014 | quote = 'Sweet Sammy' Samir El-Mais}}</ref><ref name="Windsor Star" /> Relatively unknown, El Mais captured the Canadian Heavyweight Championship on February 24, 2010 defeating Shavar Henry 9-4 in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. He competed at the [[Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Heavyweight|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in the heavyweight division where he won his first bout against Kevin Evans of Wales<ref name="Windsor Star">{{cite news | title = Windsor boxer El-Mais wins Commonwealth opening bout |url = https://windsorstar.com/sports/Windsor+boxer+Mais+wins+Commonwealth+opening+bout/3635077/story.html | work = [[The Windsor Star]] | date = October 7, 2010 | accessdate = October 8, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=f23db32f-2b21-42b4-a329-849aeb5b0bd0 Alt URL]</ref> and eventually lost in his quarter-final bout to Stephen Simmons of Scotland.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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At the [[2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight|2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] he defeated [[Yamil Peralta]] but had to pull out of his next fight. At the Olympic qualifier he beat [[Deivi Julio]] but lost the rematch with Peralta <ref>{{cite web | url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2012.html | title = Results: American Olympic Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 5-12 2012 | website = amateur-boxing.strefa.pl}}</ref> |
At the [[2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight|2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] he defeated [[Yamil Peralta]] but had to pull out of his next fight. At the Olympic qualifier he beat [[Deivi Julio]] but lost the rematch with Peralta <ref>{{cite web | url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2012.html | title = Results: American Olympic Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 5-12 2012 | website = amateur-boxing.strefa.pl}}</ref> |
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Nickname | Sweet Sammy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 10 September 1980[1] Abu Dhabi, UAE[1] | (age 43)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Samir El-Mais (born 10 September 1980), nicknamed "Sweet Sammy", is an Abu Dhabi-born Canadian heavyweight boxer from Windsor, Ontario.[2][3][4] Relatively unknown, El Mais captured the Canadian Heavyweight Championship on February 24, 2010 defeating Shavar Henry 9-4 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the heavyweight division where he won his first bout against Kevin Evans of Wales[4] and eventually lost in his quarter-final bout to Stephen Simmons of Scotland.[citation needed]
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Yamil Peralta but had to pull out of his next fight. At the Olympic qualifier he beat Deivi Julio but lost the rematch with Peralta [5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Samir El-Mais". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Samir El-Mais". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ "'Sweet Sammy' of Windsor wins boxing gold at Commonwealth Games". Edmonton Sun. August 2, 2014.
'Sweet Sammy' Samir El-Mais
- ^ a b "Windsor boxer El-Mais wins Commonwealth opening bout". The Windsor Star. October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "Results: American Olympic Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 5-12 2012". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
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- 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
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian boxing biography stubs