round 2 by cruiserweight Mairis Briedis in Riga, Latvia. This fight was unsanctioned as it was an exhibition. Danny fought Kelvin Price on 18 May 2013 losing a controversial decision in Russia. He then went on to fight notorious English hard man Dominic Negus in an unlicensed fight in London, England as a farewell to his fans, stopping Negus in the 4th round. Williams claimed the lightly-regarded Global Boxing Federation (GBF) World Heavyweight title on 28 April 2018 in Hungary when he defeated Czech journeyman Martin Stensky. In July 2018 in Aberdeen, Williams lost a WBU heavyweight title fight on an event sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority against former lightweight Lee McAllister. This fight was not recognised by BoxRec. Williams once again announced his retirement after this fight. Personal life Williams's parents are both originally from Jamaica. Williams grew up in Brixton, South London with his 2 older brothers and 1 younger sister. Williams is a devout Muslim and was first drawn to Islam while abroad, "I went to Turkey and heard the Adhan" he explained. "I was a Christian at the time and I got goosebumps and carried on looking into Islam and I just felt this was the way of life for me and this was the way of life for God." Professional boxing record Television viewership Russia Pay-per-view bouts References External links 1973 births Living people English Muslims English male boxers English people of Jamaican descent Heavyweight boxers Black British sportsmen British former Christians Prizefighter contestants Converts to Islam from Christianity Boxers from Greater London People from Brixton Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Boxing Council champions British Boxing Board of Control champions Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games