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

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Boxing career

Amateur

He represented

and won a gold medal in the welterweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in

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, 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 Stephen Collins (born 21 July 1964) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. Known as the Celtic Warrior, Collins is the most successful male Irish boxer in recent professional boxing history, having held the WBO mi ...

on 11 May 1994 after 2 successful defences. He currently works with professional fighters.

Professional boxing record

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