Darren Dyer

Name: Darren Dyer
Alias: The Phantom
Hometown: Islington, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Amateur Highlights

• Boxed out of Colvestone ABC and St. Monica's ABC.
• 1980 National Schools Champion
  • Darren Dyer vs J Kerr W RSC 1
• 1982 National Schools Champion
  • Darren Dyer vs J Marples W PTS 3
• 1985 London ABA Light Welterweight Finalist
  • Darren Dyer vs D Farquhar W PTS 3
  • Darren Dyer vs L Collins W KO 2
  • Darren Dyer vs D Daniels W PTS 3
  • Darren Dyer vs M Spillane W RSC 1
  • Darren Dyer vs I Mustapha L PTS 3
• 1986 London ABA Welterweight Champion (Royal Albert Hall). Exact dates unknown.
  • (67kg) Prelims Darren Dyer (ENG) vs T JONES W RSC 1
  • (67kg) Quarter Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs R Arthey W RSC 1
  • (67kg) Semi Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Johnny Nanton W RSC 2
  • (67kg) Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Peter Wilson (ENG) W RSC 3
• 1986 ABA welterweight champion
  • May 1986 (67kg) ABA Quarter Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs K Wall W RSC 1 (0.28 second stoppage)
  • May 1986 (67kg) ABA Semi Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Cliff Piper (WAL) W RSC 3
  • May 1986 (67kg) ABA Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Mark Elliott (ENG) W RSC 3
  • Dyer won his previous 7 ABA fights in a row by stoppage.
• Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • 1986-07-25 (67kg) Prelims Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Cliff Piper (WAL) W RSC 1
  • 1986-07-28 (67kg) Quarter Finals Darren Dyer (ENG)vs Darren Obah (AUS) W KO 2
  • 1986-07-30 (67kg) Semi Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs Damien Denny (IRL) W PTS 3
  • 1986-08-01 (67kg) Finals Darren Dyer (ENG) vs James McAllister (SCO) W RSC 1

Notes

• After a bad start to his career going 3-2, and then suffering one more defeat by controversial stoppage in 2, he would go on to improve his record to 18-3 and avenged the first two defeats of his career by Kelvin Mortimer and Del Bryan, both by knockout before going 1-3 in his final 4 fights and retiring.