Darren "Dazzo" Williams (born 19 March 1974) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2005. He held the British featherweight title from 2003 to 2005 and challenged once for the Commonwealth and EBU European featherweight titles in 2005.
Dazzo Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Darren Williams 19 March 1974 |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
Career
editAmateur career
editBorn and raised in Lambeth, London, and based in Hereford during his boxing career, Williams, a former soldier, trained at Gelligaer ABC.[1] He won the 1998 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Army ABC.[2]
Professional career
editHe made his professional debut in February 2001, beating Mickey Coveney via a second-round knockout.
After winning eight from his first ten fights, culminating in a narrow title eliminator win against Steve Chinnock, he challenged for Roy Rutherford's British featherweight title in November 2003 at the Kings Hall, Belfast, taking another narrow points decision.[3][4][5][6] He made three successful title defences in 2004, beating Jamie McKeever, Rutherford, and John Simpson (a controversial victory by only one point) to win the Lonsdale Belt outright.[7][8]
In June 2005 he faced Nicky Cook, with Cook's Commonwealth and European titles at stake in addition to Williams' British title.[4] Cook knocked Williams out in the second round.
Williams retired from boxing after the Cook fight, initially opening the Wye Amateur Boxing Club with Allan Ford, later also going into promotion.[7][9][10][11]
In 2008 he staged a 100-round 'spar-a-thon' at Wye ABC to raise money for the club.[7] In 2010 the club won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Gelligaer boxing club hit by arson attack", WalesOnline, 25 June 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "We're Poles Apart", The Gazette, 5 June 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ a b Worsell, Elliot (2005) "Cook and Williams set to rumble for all three titles.", eurosport.co.uk, 13 June 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "'Stumpy' Is Cut Down By Ferrans Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine", Burton Mail, 28 February 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ Wilkinson, John (2004) "Rutherford out to dazzle Dazzo", Coventry Telegraph, 12 May 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ a b c "Williams to get Back in the Ring", BBC, 26 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "Criel Blow in Title Fight", Greenock Telegraph, 8 November 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ Worsell, Elliot "Dazzo Williams calls it a day", SecondsOut.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "Wye Amateur Boxing Club switch to new premises at Hereford Lads Club", Hereford Times, 24 April 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "Boxing: Mountain Ash fighters hoping for success at the Welsh Amateur Boxing Championships", WalesOnline, 3 March 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ "Hereford Boxing Club's royal honour", Hereford Times, 3 June 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2015
External links
edit- Boxing record for Dazzo Williams from BoxRec (registration required)