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Real name
  
Darren Williams

Role
  
Boxer

Draws
  
0

Rated at
  
Height
  
1.73 m

Losses
  
3

Nationality
  
Division
  
Featherweight

Wins by ko
  
3

Name
  
Dazzo Williams

Total fights
  
15


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Born
  
19 March 1974 (age 50) Lambeth, London, England (
1974-03-19
)

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Darren "Dazzo" Williams (born 19 March 1974) is a British former boxer who was British featherweight champion between 2003 and 2005 and also fought for the Commonwealth and European titles.

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Career

Born and raised in Lambeth, London, and based in Hereford during his boxing career, Williams, a former soldier, trained at Gelligaer ABC. He made his professional debut in February 2001, beating Mickey Coveney via a second round knockout.

After winning eight from his first ten fights, culminating in a narrow title eliminator win against Steve Chinnock, he challenged for Roy Rutherford's British featherweight title in November 2003 at the Kings Hall, Belfast, taking another narrow points decision. He made three successful title defences in 2004, beating Jamie McKeever, Rutherford, and John Simpson (a controversial victory by only one point) to win the Lonsdale Belt outright.

In June 2005 he faced Nicky Cook, with Cook's Commonwealth and European titles at stake in addition to Williams' British title. Cook knocked Williams out in the second round.

Williams retired from boxing after the Cook fight, initially opening the Wye Amateur Boxing Club with Allan Ford, later also going into promotion.

In 2008 he staged a 100-round 'spar-a-thon' at Wye ABC to raise money for the club. In 2010 the club won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

References

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