Chris Pyatt

Chris Pyatt
Medal record
Chris Pyatt (second right) with veteran boxers Errol Christie (left), James Cook and Michael Watson (right) in February 2008

Men's Boxing
Competitor for England
Commonwealth Games
	1982 Brisbane	Welterweight

Chris Pyatt is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England. Born in Islington on 2 July 1963 his record reads:

Won 47 (KOs 34) | Lost 5 | Drew 0 | NC 0 | ND 0 | Tot 52

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.^[1]

Currently Pyatt works with professional fighters only.

Achievements
Vacant Title last held by Said Skouma	EBU Light Middleweight Champion 17 September 1986 – 28 January 1987	Succeeded by Gianfranco Rosi
Preceded by Gerald McClennan Vacated	WBO Middleweight Champion 19 May 1993 – 11 May 1994	Succeeded by Steve Collins
Preceded by Kevin Kelly	Commonwealth Light Middleweight Champion 16 December 1995 – 6 July 1996	Succeeded by Steve Foster

References

↑ Chris Pyatt

Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Welterweight

1930 – 2002: up to 67 kg 2006 – 2014: up to 69 kg

1930: Leonard Hall (RSA) 1934: Dave McCleave (ENG) 1938: Bill Smith (AUS) 1950: Terry Ratcliffe (ENG) 1954: Nicholas Gargano (ENG) 1958: Joseph Greyling (RSA) 1962: Wallace Coe (NZL) 1966: Eddie Blay (GHA) 1970: Emma Ankudey (GHA) 1974: Mohamed Muruli (UGA) 1978: Mike McCallum (JAM) 1982: Chris Pyatt (ENG) 1986: Darren Dyer (ENG) 1990: David Defiagbon (NGR) 1994: Neil Sinclair (NIR) 1998: Jeremy Molitor (CAN) 2002: Daniel Geale (AUS) 2006: Bongani Mwelase (RSA) 2010: Paddy Gallagher (NIR) 2014: Scott Fitzgerald (ENG)

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