Born in Lewisham, London, Sam Steward made his professional boxing debut in January 1922 with a decision over Rube Painter.
He had a significant win in December 1925 when he stopped former British featherweight champion Mike Honeyman in the seventh round.
[2] He started 1928 with wins over George Rose, Auguste Gyde, and another defeat of Hyams in a title eliminator, before facing Ernie Rice in September for the British lightweight title vacated by Harry Mason, with Steward's Sporting Life belt also at stake.
Steward lost to Jack Hudson in December and was then out of the ring for almost four years before making a comeback in October 1935 against Bert Francis, retiring in the sixth round.
He beat Billy Reynolds in January 1936 before losing his final fight in March that year to Fred Bullions.