Danny Williams (boxer)

Danny Williams
Statistics
Real name Daniel Peter Williams
Nickname(s) Brixton Bomber
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach 79 in (201 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1973-07-13) 13 July 1973
Brixton, London, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 75
Wins 48
Wins by KO 36
Losses 26

Daniel Peter "Danny" Williams (born 13 July 1973) is a British professional boxer. A veteran of the sport since 1995, he has held the British heavyweight title twice, from 2000 to 2004 and 2007 to 2010; and the Commonwealth heavyweight title twice, from 1999 to 2006. Williams is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory over Mike Tyson in July 2004, which earned him a mandatory WBC heavyweight title opportunity. In December of that year, he challenged then-reigning champion Vitali Klitschko, but was stopped in eight rounds.

Amateur career

As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol. In 1991 Williams won the PLA tournament and won a gold medal in Sardinia multi-nation tournament and a gold medal in the Greek multi-nations tournament. In the Finland multi-nations in 1992 he won a bronze medal.

Williams also won a bronze medal at the European Championships 1993 at heavyweight in the 91 kg/201 lbs limit and bronze at super heavyweight at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[1] Williams also won a gold medal at the 1994 Liverpool multi-nations tournament. His amateur record was 29–6.

Professional career

Williams turned pro in 1995 knocking out Vance Ideans in two rounds. He fought routinely on Frank Warren undercards and compiled a 15–0 (12 knockouts) record. He is currently managed by London promoter Michael Helliet and is trained by Jim McDonagh. He took his first big step up in April 1999 to challenge Julius Francis for his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. A hot favourite, Williams lost in a points decision to the 34-year-old veteran.

Francis would later vacate the Commonwealth title for a big money fight with Mike Tyson. Williams won the title with a closely contested split decision over respected British contender (and former amateur clubmate) Harry Senior.

British and Commonwealth champion

In 2000 Williams put together four knockouts before fighting Mark Potter for the Commonwealth title and the vacant British title. In an extremely dramatic fight, Williams suffered a dislocated right arm, yet very bravely fought on with one arm over two rounds before knocking Potter out with a left uppercut.[2]

After an eight-month layoff for surgery and recovery, Williams returned to knock out a respected opponent – Kali Meehan in 32 seconds,[3] and then avenged his defeat to Francis, stopping the 36-year-old on an eye injury in the 4th round.[4] Afterwards he was signed by Don King and ended 2001 knocking out US journeyman Shaun Robinson in two rounds on an undercard in America.[5] His tenure under King would prove to be uneventful, and he did not renew his contract at the end of 2002, a year that saw Williams retain his British and Commonwealth titles with a knockout of late sub Michael Sprott[6] and a points win over Keith Long. As this was Williams' third defence of the British title, he won the Lonsdale belt outright,[7] before dropping out of a fight in America with hard hitting South African southpaw Corrie Sanders, because it coincided with Ramadan.

European title shot

In February 2003 Williams travelled to Germany to fight the Turk Sinan Samil Sam for his European heavyweight title. A hot favourite, Williams was surprisingly dropped three times and stopped in six rounds.[8] In the UK, his local rivals Audley Harrison and Herbie Hide derided him in the press.

Williams returned with a fourth round stoppage of Australian Bob Mirovic to retain his Commonwealth title, then knocked out Michael Sprott in five rounds to defend his British & Commonwealth titles.

To begin 2004, Williams re-signed with Frank Warren then lost his British and Commonwealth in a third meeting with Michael Sprott via a disputed close points decision.

Tyson vs Williams

After two comeback knockout wins, Williams boxed former world champion Mike Tyson in Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky in July 2004. After staggering Williams numerous times in the first round, Tyson began to tire in the fourth round, when Williams threw a torrent of punches, forcing Tyson to go down. Tyson was counted out sitting with his back to the ropes and made no attempt to get to his feet while looking up at the referee.

WBC title shot

In December he finally challenged for a world heavyweight title, but Vitali Klitschko proved too much, as Williams was stopped in the 8th round.[9]

Return to domestic level

In December Williams regained his old Commonwealth belt by beating undefeated Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison by split decision. Williams retained the Commonwealth title with a controversial points win over undefeated Matt Skelton in March 2006. After beating Adnan Serin by a third round retirement, Williams lost His Commonwealth title by unanimous decision in a rematch with Skelton

In December 2006 when Skelton dropped out of a fight with Audley Harrison, Williams stepped in at a weeks notice. By his own admission he had been training for eight weeks for a fight with British champion Scott Gammer. Williams lost by T.K.O. in the 3rd round, suffering a broken nose.

In March 2007 Williams regained the British title in Wales with a 9th round knockout of Scott Gammer. Williams came in at the lightest he had been since his pro debut 16 stones 4 pounds {4 stones lighter than his previous fight} after training himself for the fight just with a piece of paper that contained a conditioning programme given to him by Joe Dunbar who had worked with Lennox Lewis.

After he had watched the tape of his fight with Gammer, Williams decided he would continue boxing and took a fight with 26–1 22 KOs Ukrainian prospect Oleg Platov. He came in again at 270 lbs. Both fighters were engaged in wild exchanges from the first bell on. The Ukrainian picked up a badly-bleeding cut above the left eye following an accidental headbutt in the second round and he continued to swing wild punches but not without taking some huge shots from Williams. After 2:15 in the fourth and with the cut getting worse, the referee waved the fight off. According to the rules of the IBF, it was declared a no contest. Sauerland managing director Chris Meyer defended the decision. "The rules are clear", he said. "We had an accidental headbutt and the referee, who consulted the doctor several times, ruled he could not continue to protect his health. Speaking exclusively to SecondsOut after the fight a disappointed Williams said: "He (Platov) was looking for a way out and he got it. He knew the rules and worked them. He was starting to tire and knew it was only a matter of time before I knocked him out. ...I found it slow in the early rounds but I when I got going I started to get on top. He knew I was gonna knock him out and he was looking for a way out. I’m not sure whether or not it was a punch or a head clash that cut him in the second round. It took be a little while to get going but I really enjoyed it, it was a great fight while it lasted. But he was looking for a way out. He kept falling to the floor and it was only a matter of time before I knocked him out."

On 30 May 2008 Williams defeated unbeaten German, Konstantin Airich in a highly controversial fight. Williams had a total of 3 points deducted in rounds 2 and 5[10] creating a feeling afterwards that the referee was blatantly on the side of the German. In addition he was given 2 standing 8 counts by the referee in round 3 despite not actually being knocked down or touching the canvas, and was also counted after slipping in round 4.[11] After managing to fight back and score a knockdown himself in round 5, in the 6th round Williams unleashed a series of extremely punishing blows on his opponent sending him reeling across the ring. At this point Airich's promoter Ahmet Oner controversially ran over and rang the timekeeper's bell himself to end the round and save his fighter, even though there was still 1:28 left to go in the round.[12] Despite this confusion the fight continued after the shortened 6th round and after seeing his man absorb more heavy punishment in the next round Oner eventually threw in the towel handing Williams a 7th round TKO victory.

In the aftermath of the fight Williams was extremely critical of the performance of both the referee and fight promoters, and has called for the British Boxing Board of Control to conduct an immediate investigation into the fight.[13][14]

Williams faced John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham on 18 July 2008. Despite being deducted three points in rounds eleven and twelve, he defeated McDermott in a majority points decision.

Williams vs Sosnowski

He was due to face John McDermott in a rematch at York Hall on 8 November 2008, but McDermott withdrew due to a rib injury. Williams also faced a bout with Francois Botha on 30 November 2008 in Egypt.[15] Polish fighter Albert Sosnowski was called in as a late replacement for McDermott.

Williams suffered a shock defeat by 8th round TKO and as a result the Botha fight was called off. The McDermott rematch was finally arranged for the 2 May 2009 in a defence of the British Heavyweight Championship belt that Williams held. Williams won the match in a points victory over McDermott.

Prizefighter

Williams took part in the Prizefighter tournament on 2 October 2009. In the run up to the tournament Williams said he would knock out Audley Harrison and show himself as the best British heavyweight. In his first bout on the night, Carl Baker from Sheffield beat Williams on points after knocking him down twice in the opening round.

Williams vs Chisora

Williams defended his British title for a third and final time against Dereck Chisora on 15 May 2010. Williams lost by KO in round two. Before the fight he promised this would be his last fight, win or lose, but he has yet to announce his retirement. The fight was originally due to take place against Sam Sexton in February but was put back to May after Sexton injured his hand. Sexton withdrew from the fight again after his mother suffered a brain aneurysm and Chisora stepped in as a replacement.[16]

Comeback

Williams returned to boxing after nearly a year of inactivity with a 2nd round TKO victory over German Frank Kary Roth in Bielefeld on 5 March 2011. Williams was now being licensed to fight by the Baltic League of Professional Boxing, with the British Boxing Board of Control stating they had concerns about Williams's decline in ability to box. On 9 April, he scored his second KO win since his comeback. He won a 1 round KO against Hungarian Laszlo Toth. On 25 June Williams suffered a TKO defeat against Manuel Charr. The fight was controversially stopped in round 7 after a barrage from Williams was returned by a short flurry from Charr. It appeared that the referee stopped the fight in Charr's favour as soon as it looked like he may be in trouble.[17] He then won a SD against Alfred Cole on 3 September, in Sweden, Cole returning after two years away from the sport.

A fight with unbeaten Alexander Ustinov was set to take place in October 2011, but Williams withdrew due to a viral infection.[18] Williams fought the Norwegian heavyweight boxer Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen in Pabellon Municipal, Silla, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain on Friday 2 December 2011. Williams was dropped several times by the former NFL footballer and the fight was stopped in the second round. Williams announced his retirement once again shortly afterwards,[19] but a return to boxing was scheduled against 0–3 middleweight Marvin Meyer, leading to various hoax articles claiming that Williams was moving down to middleweight. This fight never happened, and neither did a rematch with Zoltan Petranyi for the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) European title, which was called off on the day of the fight after Williams was cut when he fell over in the shower. The two fighters entered the ring on fight night to apologise to the crowd for the incident. A second rescheduling of the fight, which had already been postponed from 2011 due to "personal problems" for Williams,[20] was promised but has yet to be scheduled.[21]

Williams had two unsuccessful title challenges in September 2012, being outpointed in Finland by Janne Katajisto for the obscure Baltic Boxing Union belt and then being stopped in the 4th round against Christian Hammer in a WBO European heavyweight title fight. Williams refused to take a drugs test after the fight, claiming there was no point as he was going to retire, and that he was shot.[22]

Just days after announcing yet another retirement, Williams called out Mark Potter for a rematch of their famous clash in 2000 when Williams knocked out Potter despite having a dislocated shoulder. Potter responded saying he was very keen on the fight. The fight is likely to be unlicensed as Potter's BBBofC license was taken away after suffering a detached retina, while the BBBofC have already announced their reservations against licensing Williams.[23] Williams later claimed he had been told to call out Potter on camera, and that he was not being serious.

Once again, Williams's retirement proved to be short-lived as he fought Denis Bakhtov in Podolsk, Russia on 8 December 2012, losing by unanimous decision over 10 rounds. He fought again just 13 days later losing in a points decision against Werner Kreiskott over 8 rounds. In March 2013 he was stopped in round 2 by cruiserweight Mairis Briedis in Riga, Latvia. This fight was unsanctioned as it was an exhibition. Danny fought Kelvin Price on 18 May 2013 losing a controversial decision in Russia. He then went on to fight notorious English hard man Dominic Negus in an unlicensed fight in London, England as a farewell to his fans, stopping Negus in the 4th round.

Championships

Islam and personal life

Danny Williams's parents are both originally from Jamaica. Williams is a devout Muslim and was first drawn to Islam while abroad, "I went to Turkey and heard the Adhan" he explained. "I was a Christian at the time and I got goose bumps and carried on looking into Islam and I just felt this was the way of life for me and this was the way of life for God."[24]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
75 fights 48 wins 26 losses
By knockout 36 13
By decision 12 13
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
75 Loss 48–26 Germany Andreas Sidon TKO 5 (6), 2:20 12 Nov 2016 Germany Autohaus Dürkop, Kassel, Germany
74 Win 48–25 Czech Republic Pavel Siska PTS 4 26 Jun 2015 Czech Republic Hotel Bobycentrum, Brno, Czech Republic
73 Win 47–25 Czech Republic Radek Varak TKO 3 (4), 1:20 11 Apr 2015 Czech Republic Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
72 Loss 46–25 Hungary Zsolt Bogdan UD 10 29 Dec 2014 Hungary The Aquincum Hotel, Budapest, Hungary For vacant Global Boxing Federation heavyweight title
71 Loss 46–24 Sweden Adrian Granat TKO 2 (6), 0:48 31 Oct 2014 Germany Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
70 Loss 46–23 Russia Pavel Doroshilov UD 4 9 Aug 2014 Russia Open Air Bike Show, Sevastopol
69 Loss 46–22 Czech Republic Frantisek Kynkal UD 4 31 May 2014 Czech Republic Hospůdka Eden, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
68 Win 46–21 Czech Republic Martin Stensky TKO 1 (4), 1:27 24 May 2014 Czech Republic Bistro u Trumpetky, Louny, Czech Republic
67 Loss 45–21 Poland Andrzej Wawrzyk TKO 1 (8), 2:01 1 Feb 2014 Poland Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland
66 Loss 45–20 Czech Republic Tomáš Mrázek SD 6 30 Dec 2013 Czech Republic Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic
65 Win 45–19 Egypt Mazur Ali TKO 6 (10) 19 Dec 2013 United Arab Emirates Yas Island du Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE
64 Loss 44–19 Russia Oleg Maskaev UD 10 4 Nov 2013 Russia Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia
63 Loss 44–18 Poland Marcin Rekowski TKO 4 (8), 1:47 23 Aug 2013 Romania Galați Skating Rink, Galați, Romania
62 Loss 44–17 United States Kelvin Price UD 10 18 May 2013 Russia Yunost, Podolsk, Russia
61 Loss 44–16 Latvia Mairis Briedis TKO 2 (6), 1:09 23 Mar 2013 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
60 Loss 44–15 Germany Werner Kreiskott UD 8 21 Dec 2012 Germany Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany
59 Loss 44–14 Russia Denis Bakhtov UD 10 8 Dec 2012 Russia Sports Service, Podolsk, Russia
58 Loss 44–13 Romania Christian Hammer TKO 4 (12), 0:57 28 Sep 2012 Germany Sparkassen-Arena, Göttingen, Germany For vacant WBO European heavyweight title
57 Loss 44–12 Finland Janne Katajisto UD 8 8 Sep 2012 Finland Night Club HulluPullo, Vaasa, Finland
56 Loss 44–11 Norway Leif Larsen TKO 2 (8) 2 Dec 2011 Spain Pabellon Municipal, Silla, Spain
55 Win 44–10 United States Al Cole SD 6 3 Sep 2011 Sweden Karlstad CCC, Karlstad, Sweden
54 Loss 43–10 Germany Manuel Charr TKO 7 (10), 1:16 25 Jun 2011 Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
53 Win 43–9 Hungary Laszlo Toth KO 1 (10), 1:43 9 Apr 2011 Germany Hotel Class, Hamburg, Germany
52 Win 42–9 Germany Frank Kary Roth TKO 2 (6), 1:25 5 Mar 2011 Germany Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany
51 Loss 41–9 United Kingdom Dereck Chisora TKO 2 (12), 1:41 15 May 2010 United Kingdom Boleyn Ground, London, England Lost British heavyweight title
50 Loss 41–8 United Kingdom Carl Baker UD 3 2 Oct 2009 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England Prizefighter 8: heavyweight quarter-final
49 Win 41–7 United Kingdom John McDermott SD 12 2 May 2009 United Kingdom Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England Retained British heavyweight title
48 Loss 40–7 Poland Albert Sosnowski TKO 8 (10), 1:17 8 Nov 2008 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
47 Win 40–6 United Kingdom John McDermott MD 12 18 Jul 2008 United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England Retained British heavyweight title
46 Win 39–6 Germany Konstantin Airich TKO 7 (8) 30 May 2008 Spain Pabellon Lasesarre, Barakaldo, Spain
45 Win 38–6 United States Marcus McGee UD 6 12 Apr 2008 United States St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, US
44 NC 37–6 Ukraine Oleg Platov NC 4 (12), 2:15 8 Dec 2007 Switzerland St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland For IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
NC after Platov sustained a cut from an accidental head clash
43 Win 37–6 United Kingdom Scott Gammer KO 9 (12), 1:58 2 Mar 2007 United Kingdom Sports Centre, Neath, Wales Won British heavyweight title
42 Loss 36–6 United Kingdom Audley Harrison TKO 3 (12), 2:32 9 Dec 2006 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England
41 Loss 36–5 United Kingdom Matt Skelton UD 12 8 Jul 2006 United Kingdom Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Lost Commonwealth heavyweight title
40 Win 36–4 Turkey Adnan Serin RTD 3 (10) 20 May 2006 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39 Win 35–4 United Kingdom Matt Skelton SD 12 25 Feb 2006 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title
38 Win 34–4 United Kingdom Audley Harrison SD 12 10 Dec 2005 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title
37 Win 33–4 Hungary Zoltan Petranyi TKO 3 (8), 1:24 4Jun 2005 United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
36 Loss 32–4 Ukraine Vitali Klitschko TKO 8 (12), 1:26 11 Dec 2004 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US For WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
35 Win 32–3 United States Mike Tyson KO 4 (10), 2:51 30 Jul 2004 United States Freedom Hall State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky, US
34 Win 31–3 Ivory Coast Augin N'Gou TKO 3 (12) 13 May 2004 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Won vacant WBU International heavyweight title
33 Win 30–3 Montenegro Ratko Draskovic TKO 1 (8), 2:16 1 Apr 2004 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
32 Loss 29–3 United Kingdom Michael Sprott PTS 12 24 Jan 2004 United Kingdom Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Lost British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
31 Win 29–2 United Kingdom Michael Sprott TKO 5 (12), 0:19 26 Sep 2003 United Kingdom Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
30 Win 28–2 Australia Bob Mirovic TKO 4 (12), 2:33 26 Apr 2003 United Kingdom Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London, England Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title
29 Loss 27–2 Turkey Sinan Şamil Sam TKO 6 (12), 2:56 8 Feb 2003 Germany Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany For European heavyweight title
28 Win 27–1 United Kingdom Keith Long PTS 12 17 Sep 2002 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
27 Win 26–1 United Kingdom Michael Sprott RTD 7 (12), 0:26 12 Feb 2002 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
26 Win 25–1 United States Shawn Robinson TKO 2 (8), 2:21 15 Dec 2001 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
25 Win 24–1 United Kingdom Julius Francis TKO 4 (12), 2:15 28 Jul 2001 United Kingdom Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
24 Win 23–1 Australia Kali Meehan TKO 1 (12), 0:32 9 Jun 2001 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title
23 Win 22–1 United Kingdom Mark Potter TKO 6 (12), 2:41 21 Oct 2000 United Kingdom Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title;
Won vacant British heavyweight title
22 Win 21–1 United States Quinn Navarre TKO 6 (8) 23 Sep 2000 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
21 Win 20–1 United Kingdom Craig Bowen-Price KO 1 (8), 2:13 24 Jun 2000 United Kingdom Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
20 Win 19–1 United Kingdom Michael Murray KO 6 (10) 6 May 2000 Germany Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
19 Win 18–1 South Africa Anton Nel KO 5 (8), 2:29 19 Feb 2000 United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
18 Win 17–1 United Kingdom Harry Senior PTS 12 18 Dec 1999 United Kingdom Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title
17 Win 16–1 Hungary Ferenc Deak KO 1 (8) 2 Oct 1999 Belgium Namur, Belgium
16 Loss 15–1 United Kingdom Julius Francis PTS 12 3 Apr 1999 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, London, England For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
15 Win 15–0 France Antoine Palatis UD 12 10 Oct 1998 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Argentina Juan Antonio Diaz KO 3 (8), 2:10 16 May 1998 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
13 Win 13–0 United Kingdom Shane Woollas TKO 2 (8), 1:43 21 Feb 1998 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
12 Win 12–0 United States Derek Amos TKO 4 (8) 19 Dec 1997 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
11 Win 11–0 United States Bruce Douglas TKO 2 (8), 2:19 15 Nov 1997 United Kingdom Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Roger McKenzie TKO 2 (8), 0:38 19 Jul 1997 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Albert Call TKO 4 (4), 1:18 3 May 1997 United Kingdom NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom Shane Woollas TKO 2 (4), 2:11 8 Feb 1997 United Kingdom London Arena, London, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Michael Murray TKO 1 (4) 9 Nov 1996 United Kingdom NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Andy Lambert TKO 2 (4) 31 Aug 1996 Republic of Ireland Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom John Pierre PTS 4 13 Jul 1996 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 United States James Wilder PTS 4 9 Mar 1996 Republic of Ireland Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Alvin Miller TKO 1 (6), 2:58 13 Feb 1996 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Joey Paladino TKO 1 (4) 9 Dec 1995 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Vance Idiens KO 2 (4) 21 Oct 1995 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Vitali Klitschko
WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion
10 October 1998 – April 1999
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Julius Francis
Vacant
Title last held by
Julius Francis
Commonwealth heavyweight champion
18 December 1999 – 24 January 2004
Succeeded by
Michael Sprott
Vacant
Title last held by
Michael Holden
British heavyweight champion
21 October 2000 – 24 January 2004
Vacant
Title last held by
Matt Skelton
Commonwealth heavyweight champion
10 December 2005 – 8 July 2006
Succeeded by
Matt Skelton
Preceded by
Scott Gammer
British heavyweight champion
22 March 2007 – 15 May 2010
Succeeded by
Dereck Chisora

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