Daniel Peter Williams (born 13 July 1973) is a British professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC and The Ring magazine heavyweight titles in 2004. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title twice between 1999 and 2006; the British title twice between 2000 and 2010; and challenged once for the European title in 2003. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1993 European Championships and 1994 Commonwealth Games. Williams is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory against Mike Tyson in 2004. Amateur career As an amateur boxer out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol. In 1991 Williams won the PLA tournament and won a gold medal in Sardinia multi-nation tournament and a gold medal in the Greek multi-nations tournament. In the Finland multi-nations in 1992 he won a bronze medal. Williams also won a bronze medal at the European Championships 1993 at heavyweight in the 91 kg/201 lbs limit and bronze at super heavyweight at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Williams also won a gold medal at the 1994 Liverpool multi-nations tournament. His amateur record was 29–6. Highlights Tammer tournament, Tampere, Finland, October 1992: 1/4: Defeated Girdrius Monstvilas (Lithuania) RSC 1 1/2: Lost to Vasiliy Kirianov (Finland) 22:28 European championships, Bursa, Turkey, September 1993: 1/8: Defeated Edin Bajrić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) AB 2 1/4: Defeated Dmitriy Karpeyev (Ukraine) RSC 3 1/2: Lost to Don Diego Poeder (Netherlands) KO 1 Multi-nations tournament, Liverpool, England, May 1994: 1/2: Defeated Shane Hinton (Canada) RSC 2 Finals: Defeated Danny Watts (England) KO 1 Commonwealth games, Victoria, Canada, August 1994: 1/4: Defeated Shane Hinton (Canada) 19:9 1/2: Lost to Duncan Dokiwari (Nigeria) 13:24 Professional career Williams turned pro in 1995 knocking out Vance Ideans in two rounds. He fought routinely on Frank Warren undercards and compiled a 15–0 (12 knockouts) record. He is currently managed by London promoter Michael Helliet and is trained by Jim McDonagh. He took his first big step up in April 1999 to challenge Julius Francis for his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. A hot favourite, Williams lost in a points decision to the 34-year-old veteran. Francis would later vacate the Commonwealth title for a big money fight with Mike Tyson. Williams won the title with a closely contested