Chris Pyatt


Chris Pyatt 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 but lost it against Steve Collins on 11 May 1994 after 2 successful defences. He currently works with professional fighters.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
51Win46–5Maurice ForbesPTS8 1997-05-03Nynex Arena, Manchester, England
50Loss45–5Steve FosterUD12 1996-07-06Nynex Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost Commonwealth light middleweight title
49Win45–4Kevin KellyPTS12 1995-12-16Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, WalesWon Commonwealth light middleweight title
48Win44–4James MasonTKO5 1995-09-02Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
47Win43–4Anthony IvoryPTS8 1995-05-13Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
46Loss42–4Steve CollinsTKO5 1994-05-11Ponds Forge, Sheffield, EnglandLost WBO middleweight title
45Win42–3Mark CameronKO1 1994-02-09Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, EnglandRetained WBO middleweight title
44Win41–3Antonio CortiKO6 1993-09-18Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandRetained WBO middleweight title
43Win40–3Sumbu KalambayUD12 1993-05-19Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandWon vacant WBO middleweight title
42Win39–3Paul WesleyPTS10 1993-03-16Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England
41Win38–3Colin MannersKO3 1993-02-23Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
40Win37–3Danny GarciaUD12 1993-01-26Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandRetained WBC International middleweight title
39Win36–3Adolfo CaballeroKO5 1992-10-27Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandWon vacant WBC International middleweight title
38Win35–3Ian StrudwickPTS10 1992-05-23National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
37Win34–3James TapishaTKO1 1992-04-28Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, EnglandRetained Commonwealth light middleweight title
36Win33–3Melvin WynnKO3 1992-03-31Sports Village, Norwich, England
35Win32–3Ambrose MliloTKO3 1992-02-01National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, EnglandRetained Commonwealth light middleweight title
34Win31–3Craig TrotterPTS12 1991-11-05Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth light middleweight title
33Loss30–3John David JacksonUD12 1990-10-23Granby Halls, Leicester, EnglandFor WBO light middleweight title
32Win30–2Hugo SclarandiTKO2 1990-04-25London Arena, Millwall, England
31Win29–2Wayne HarrisTKO3 1989-10-11London Arena, Millwall, England
30Win28–2Daniel DomínguezTKO10 1989-05-17London Arena, Millwall, England
29Win27–2Russell MitchellTKO4 1989-02-15York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
28Win26–2Tyrone MooreKO1 1988-12-14York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
27Win25–2Knox BrownTKO2 1988-12-01Picketts Lock Stadium, Edmonton, England
26Win24–2Eddie HallTKO2 1988-11-23York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
25Win23–2Jose DuarteTKO4 1988-05-28Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
24Win22–2Gilbert JosamuPTS8 1987-10-28Grand Hall, Wembley, England
23Win21–2Sammy FloydTKO2 1987-05-26Wembley Arena, Wembley, England
22Win20–2Dennis JohnsonKO2 1987-04-18Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
21Loss19–2Gianfranco RosiUD12 1987-01-28Palazzo Dello Sport, Perugia, ItalyLost EBU light middleweight title
20Win19–1Reynaldo HernandezTKO3 1986-10-25Zénith, Paris, France
19Win18–1John van ElterenTKO1 1986-09-17Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, EnglandWon vacant EBU light middleweight title
18Win17–1Thomas SmithTKO1 1986-05-20Wembley Arena, Wembley, England
17Win16–1Prince RodneyKO9 1986-02-19Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, EnglandWon BBBofC light middleweight title
16Loss15–1Sabiyala DiavilaKO4 1985-09-23Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England
15Win15–0Mosimo MaelekeTKO6 1985-07-01Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England
14Win14–0Graeme AhmedTKO3 1985-06-05Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
13Win13–0Helier CustosTKO5 1985-02-12Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
12Win12–0Brian AndersonPTS12 1984-11-16Granby Halls, Leicester, England
11Win11–0John RidgmanTKO1 1984-10-16Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
10Win10–0Alfonso RedondoTKO3 1984-05-23Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England
9Win9–0Franky MoroKO4 1984-05-09Granby Halls, Leicester, England
8Win8–0Pat ThomasPTS10 1984-03-15Granby Halls, Leicester, England
7Win7–0Judas ClotteyPTS8 1984-02-22Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
6Win6–0Tony BrittonTKO4 1983-11-22Wembley Arena, Wembley, England
5Win5–0Tyrone DembyKO2 1983-10-08Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.
4Win4–0Darwin BrewsterPTS8 1983-09-27Wembley Arena, Wembley, England
3Win3–0Lee HartshornTKO3 1983-04-28Granby Halls, Leicester, England
2Win2–0Billy WaithTKO8 1983-04-05Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England
1Win1–0Paul MurrayRTD2 1983-03-01Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England