Daniel Lewis (boxer)

Daniel Lewis (born 18 December 1993) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal while representing Australia at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Daniel Lewis
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-middleweight
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
NationalityAustralian
BornDaniel Jason Lewis
(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights7
Wins6
Wins by KO4
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Isle of Man Light-welterweight

Amateur career

Commonwealth Youth Games

In 2011, Lewis competed and won gold for Australia at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the light-welterweight division, winning the final with a score of 27–24.[2]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Lewis finished in sixth place in the boxing men's welterweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Lewis was ruled out of his welterweight quarter-final bout against Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra by medical staff after suffering a cut above the eye during his second round – round of 16 – unanimous points win over Nigeria's Kehinde Ademuyiwa. Lewis and his team called for a return of headgear for the games after he was ruled out.[3][4][5][6]

2016 Rio Olympics

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout in the round of 32 against Polish boxer Tomasz Jabłoński 2–1, but lost his second bout 0–3 in the round of 16 against Uzbek boxer Bektemir Melikuziev.[7]

Professional career

Lewis made his pro-boxing debut on 23 May 2019 at the Wildfighter boxing event presented by Will Tomlinson in Melbourne, Australia where he scored the second round knockout win against Sanong Seepongsert of Thailand.[8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
7 fights 6 wins 1 loss
By knockout 4 0
By decision 2 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 N/A N/A TBA N/A TBA 23 May 2020 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
7 Loss 6–1 Sebastian Fundora UD 10 22 Feb 2020 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
6 Win 6–0 Rivo Kundimang KO 2 (10), 1:43 21 Dec 2019 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
5 Win 5–0 Alexis Gaytan UD 8 2 Nov 2019 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US
4 Win 4–0 Siliveni Nawai TKO 2 (6) 27 Sep 2019 Arena Sports Club, Sydney, Australia
3 Win 3–0 Wade Ryan UD 10 27 Jul 2019 Luna Park, Sydney, Australia Won vacant Australian super-welterweight title
2 Win 2–0 Freddy Marai TKO 2 (4), 0:26 21 Jun 2019 Club Punchbowl, Punchbowl, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Sanong Seepongsert KO 2 (6) 23 Mar 2019 The Timberyard, Melbourne, Australia
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References
  1. "Glosgow 2014 – Daniel Lewis profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "2011 Commonwealth Youth Games – Boxing". cyg2011results.com. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Daniel Lewis injury sees Australian boxing team call for return to headgear". ABC. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. "Australian boxer Daniel Lewis calls for return of headgear after cut ends his Commonwealth Games". The Courier Mail. 6 April 2018.
  5. "Headgear rule cost me a medal, says Australian boxer Daniel Lewis". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. "AIBA to assess use of headguards after Australian boxer forced out of Glasgow 2014 by injury". Insidethegames.biz. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. "Rio 2016: Daniel Lewis". rio2016.com. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  8. Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2019). "Wrap Up Wildfighter Boxing: Round 1". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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