Craig Lyon

Background

Lyon, the son of former top amateur John, won the senior American Bar Association championships in both 2001 and 2003.

Career

He suffered his first defeat when losing to Ryan Farrag in the quarter finals of the super-flyweight Prizefighter tournament in October 2011.

Achievements

• 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.