Craig Lyon

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Craig Lyon
Born (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42)
NationalityEnglish England
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Wins by KO3
Losses1
Draws1
No contests0

Craig Lyon (born is 3 February 1982 in St Helens) is an English bantamweight boxer.

Amateur career[edit]

Lyon, the son of former top amateur John, won the 2001 and 2003 Amateur Boxing Association British light-flyweight title, when boxing out of the Wigan ABC.[1]

Professional career[edit]

After turning pro in 2008, Lyon has had 14 fights and won the English bantamweight title by stopping Ross Burkinshaw in five rounds in Bolton in October 2010.[2]

He suffered his first defeat when losing to Ryan Farrag in the quarter finals of the super-flyweight Prizefighter tournament in October 2011.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ Hatton Boxing. "Craig Lyon profile". Hatton Promotions. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.