Craig Lyon (born is 3 February 1982 in St Helens) is an English bantamweight boxer.
Amateur career
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
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
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Hatton Boxing. "Craig Lyon profile". Hatton Promotions. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.