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Danny Williams

Boxer

Born
13 July 1973, Brixton
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Sport
boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
129 kg (284 lb)

Daniel Peter Williams (born 13 July 1973) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2023. He challenged once for the WBC and the Ring magazine heavyweight titles in 2004. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth heavyweight title twice between 1999 and 2006, the British heavyweight title twice between 2000 and 2010, and challenged once for the European heavyweight title in 2003. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1993 European Championships and 1994 Commonwealth Games. Williams is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory against Mike Tyson in 2004.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1994 Commonwealth Games1994

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.