Chris Pyatt

Chris Pyatt
Chris Pyatt
	Chris Pyatt (second right) with veteran boxers Errol Christie (left), James Cook and Michael Watson (right) in February 2008
Born	Chris Pyatt; 3 July 1963 (age 61); Islington, England
Nationality	British
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight; Middleweight;
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	46
Wins by KO	33
Losses	5
Men's Boxing
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

Chris Pyatt (born 1963 in Islington) is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England.

Boxing 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^[1] but lost it against Steve Collins on 11 May 1994 after 2 successful defences.^[2] He currently works with professional fighters.

Professional 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

References

^ "Crashes deplete Coyne's Indy arsenal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "Both men have lost three times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

Boxing record for Chris Pyatt from BoxRec (registration required)
Team England
Commonwealth Games Federation
Roll of Honour

Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous: Terry Marsh	ABA Welterweight champion 1982	Next: Bob McKenley
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Prince Rodney	British super welterweight champion 19 February 1986 – 1986 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Lloyd Hibbert
Vacant Title last held by Said Skouma	EBU super welterweight champion 17 September 1986 – 28 January 1987	Succeeded by Gianfranco Rosi
Vacant Title last held by Troy Waters	Commonwealth super welterweight champion 5 November 1991 – 1992 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Mickey Hughes
Preceded by Kevin Kelly	Commonwealth super welterweight champion 16 December 1995 – 6 July 1996	Succeeded by Steve Foster
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Gerald McClellan	WBO middleweight champion 19 May 1993 – 11 May 1994	Succeeded by Steve Collins

[1] "Crashes deplete Coyne's Indy arsenal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[2] "Both men have lost three times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

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