(June 2, 2026 — San Francisco) In the fight game, a man’s reputation is either his greatest asset or his heaviest burden.
For Sampson Lewkowicz, it has only grown stronger and more special through the decades.
Long before the world figured out what Manny Pacquiao would become, Sampson already knew. He was there at the beginning, helping piece together the fights and opportunities that gave Pacquiao solid ground to build on.
“Through my work with Manny Pacquiao and my other Filipino world champions, I came to know the Philippines and its great tradition with boxing,” he expressed through PhilBoxing.com and PhilippineBoxingHallOfFame.org.
History tends to credit the man throwing the punches and rarely gets around to crediting the man who made the calls, opened the doors, and believed first, when believing still carried real risk.
Nowadays, the names on Mr. Lewkowicz’ résumé and his promotional company Sampson Boxing are easy to find— stars like David Benavidez, Sebastian Fundora, Gabriela Fundora, and former Pinoy champions Donnie Nietes, John Riel Casimero, Marvin Sonsona.
According to the WBC website, he has helped the careers, one way or another, of the following titlists and contenders: Jaison Rosario, Javier Fortuna, Sultan Ibragimov, Javier Castillejo, Leavander Johnson, Celestino Caballero, Hugo Ruiz, Anselmo Moreno, Michael Katsidis, Chris John, Rafael Concepcion, Krystof Wlodarzyk, Hanna Gabriels, Kina Malpartida, Cecilia Comunales… and many more.
But anyone who knows their boxing will tell you that a list of names only goes so far.
What it cannot tell you is whether a man kept his word when keeping it cost him something, or whether the fighters in his corner still trusted him when the cameras were pointed elsewhere.
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ABOUT SAMPSON BOXING
Sampson Boxing has promotional partners all over North and South America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Central America. Sampson Boxing events have been televised on such premiere networks as HBO, Showtime, ESPN, ESPN+, DAZN, VS., FOX, Fox Sports, ProBoxTV and several international networks. Sampson Boxing has guided the careers of over 40 world champions, specializing in developing relatively unknown prospects into champions and superstars, including discovering alll-time-great Manny Pacquiao, Hall of Famer Sergio Martinez, World Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight and Cruiserweight Champion David Benavidez, former two-time champion Javier Fortuna, former world Unified WBA and IBF Super Welterweight Champion Jeison Rosario, former WBA Interim World Featherweight Champion Eduardo “Zurdito” Ramirez, and sibling world champions WBC World Super Welterweight Champion Sebastian Fundora and his sister, WBC, IBF and WBO World Flyweight Champion Gabriela Fundora. Sampson Lewkowicz was inducted into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame in 2023. For more information, visit sampsonboxing.com.
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