Craig Lyon

Craig Lyon
Born	(1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42) St Helens, United Kingdom
Nationality	English
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	12
Wins by KO	3
Losses	1
Draws	1
No contests	0

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

1. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. Hatton Boxing. "Craig Lyon profile". Hatton Promotions. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.