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Chris Pyatt
English boxer (born 1963)
Chris Pyatt (born 1963 in Islington) is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England.
01Boxing career
Amateur
He represented England and won a gold medal in the welterweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was the ABA welterweight champion in 1982, fighting out of Belgrave ABC.
Professional
He won the WBO belt against Sumbu Kalambay on 19 May 1993 but lost it against Steve Collins on 11 May 1994 after 2 successful defences. He currently works with professional fighters.
02Professional boxing record
| 51 fights | 46 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 33 | 2 |
| By decision | 13 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Win | 46-5 | Maurice Forbes | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-05-03 | Nynex Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 50 | Loss | 45-5 | Steve Foster | UD | 12 (12) | 1996-07-06 | Nynex Arena, Manchester, England | Lost Commonwealth light middleweight title |
| 49 | Win | 45-4 | Kevin Kelly | PTS | 12 (12) | 1995-12-16 | Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales | Won Commonwealth light middleweight title |
| 48 | Win | 44-4 | James Mason | TKO | 5 (6) | 1995-09-02 | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England | |
| 47 | Win | 43-4 | Anthony Ivory | PTS | 8 (8) | 1995-05-13 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 46 | Loss | 42-4 | Steve Collins | TKO | 5 (12) | 1994-05-11 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Lost WBO middleweight title |
| 45 | Win | 42-3 | Mark Cameron | KO | 1 (12) | 1994-02-09 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | Retained WBO middleweight title |
| 44 | Win | 41-3 | Antonio Corti | KO | 6 (12) | 1993-09-18 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | Retained WBO middleweight title |
| 43 | Win | 40-3 | Sumbu Kalambay | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-05-19 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | Won vacant WBO middleweight title |
| 42 | Win | 39-3 | Paul Wesley | PTS | 10 (10) | 1993-03-16 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England | |
| 41 | Win | 38-3 | Colin Manners | KO | 3 (10) | 1993-02-23 | Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England | |
| 40 | Win | 37-3 | Danny Garcia | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-01-26 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | Retained WBC International middleweight title |
| 39 | Win | 36-3 | Adolfo Caballero | KO | 5 (12) | 1992-10-27 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | Won vacant WBC International middleweight title |
| 38 | Win | 35-3 | Ian Strudwick | PTS | 10 (10) | 1992-05-23 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 37 | Win | 34-3 | James Tapisha | TKO | 1 (12) | 1992-04-28 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | Retained Commonwealth light middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33-3 | Melvin Wynn | KO | 3 (10) | 1992-03-31 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 35 | Win | 32-3 | Ambrose Mlilo | TKO | 3 (12) | 1992-02-01 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England | Retained Commonwealth light middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 31-3 | Craig Trotter | PTS | 12 (12) | 1991-11-05 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | Won vacant Commonwealth light middleweight title |
| 33 | Loss | 30-3 | John David Jackson | UD | 12 (12) | 1990-10-23 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | For WBO light middleweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30-2 | Hugo Sclarandi | TKO | 2 (10) | 1990-04-25 | London Arena, Millwall, England | |
| 31 | Win | 29-2 | Wayne Harris | TKO | 3 (10) | 1989-10-11 | London Arena, Millwall, England | |
| 30 | Win | 28-2 | Daniel Domínguez | TKO | 10 (10) | 1989-05-17 | London Arena, Millwall, England | |
| 29 | Win | 27-2 | Russell Mitchell | TKO | 4 (10) | 1989-02-15 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, England | |
| 28 | Win | 26-2 | Tyrone Moore | KO | 1 (10) | 1988-12-14 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, England | |
| 27 | Win | 25-2 | Knox Brown | TKO | 2 (8) | 1988-12-01 | Picketts Lock Stadium, Edmonton, England | |
| 26 | Win | 24-2 | Eddie Hall | TKO | 2 (8) | 1988-11-23 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, England | |
| 25 | Win | 23-2 | Jose Duarte | TKO | 4 (10) | 1988-05-28 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 24 | Win | 22-2 | Gilbert Josamu | PTS | 8 (8) | 1987-10-28 | Grand Hall, Wembley, England | |
| 23 | Win | 21-2 | Sammy Floyd | TKO | 2 (8) | 1987-05-26 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 22 | Win | 20-2 | Dennis Johnson | KO | 2 (8) | 1987-04-18 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 21 | Loss | 19-2 | Gianfranco Rosi | UD | 12 (12) | 1987-01-28 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Perugia, Italy | Lost EBU light middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19-1 | Reynaldo Hernandez | TKO | 3 (10) | 1986-10-25 | Zénith, Paris, France | |
| 19 | Win | 18-1 | John van Elteren | TKO | 1 (12) | 1986-09-17 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | Won vacant EBU light middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17-1 | Thomas Smith | TKO | 1 (10) | 1986-05-20 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 17 | Win | 16-1 | Prince Rodney | KO | 9 (12) | 1986-02-19 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | Won BBBofC light middleweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 15-1 | Sabiyala Diavila | KO | 4 (10) | 1985-09-23 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England | |
| 15 | Win | 15-0 | Mosimo Maeleke | TKO | 6 (8) | 1985-07-01 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Graeme Ahmed | TKO | 3 (8) | 1985-06-05 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13-0 | Helier Custos | TKO | 5 (8) | 1985-02-12 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12-0 | Brian Anderson | PTS | 12 (12) | 1984-11-16 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | John Ridgman | TKO | 1 (8) | 1984-10-16 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Alfonso Redondo | TKO | 3 (8) | 1984-05-23 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Franky Moro | KO | 4 (8) | 1984-05-09 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Pat Thomas | PTS | 10 (10) | 1984-03-15 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Judas Clottey | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-02-22 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Tony Britton | TKO | 4 (8) | 1983-11-22 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Tyrone Demby | KO | 2 (8) | 1983-10-08 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Darwin Brewster | PTS | 8 (8) | 1983-09-27 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Lee Hartshorn | TKO | 3 (8) | 1983-04-28 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Billy Waith | TKO | 8 (8) | 1983-04-05 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Paul Murray | RTD | 2 (6) | 1983-03-01 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England |
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