Dave Ryan (born 6 May 1983) is an English former professional boxer who was Commonwealth super-lightweight champion from October 2014 to September 2015.
Career Ryan beat Tyrone Nurse by majority decision at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 4 October 2014 to win the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title.
He successfully defended the title by stopping John Wayne Hibbert in the ninth round of their fight at the O2 Arena in London on 30 May 2015.
Ryan lost the championship in a rematch against Hibbert at the same venue on 12 September 2015, when he suffered a back injury in the 10th round.
He tried to regain the title, which was once again vacant, in a fight with Josh Taylor at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 21 October 2016, but lost by fifth round stoppage.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Loss17–10Josh TaylorTKO5 (12), 21 Oct 201626Loss17–9John Wayne HibbertTKO10 (12), 12 Sep 201525Win17–8John Wayne HibbertTKO9 (12), 30 May 201524Win16–8Tyrone NurseMD124 Oct 201423Win15–8Paul McCloskeyPTS821 Dec 201322Loss14–8Sam EggingtonPTS1023 Nov 201321Win14–7John Wayne HibbertPTS109 Mar 201320Loss13–7Curtis WoodhouseMD1028 Sep 201219Loss13–6Adil AnwarUD1019 May 201218Win13–5Chris TrumanPTS1027 Apr 201217Loss12–5Darren HamiltonPTS107 Oct 201116Win12–4Darren HamiltonDQ1 (10), 18 Jun 201115Win11–4Gavin DeaconTKO1 (10), 28 May 201114Win10–4Leonard LothianPTS1027 Feb 201113Loss9–4Stephen HaughianPTS83 Dec 201012Loss9–3Kevin McCauleyPTS102 Oct 201011Loss9–2Michael LomaxPTS69 Apr 201010Win9–1Scott EvansTKO2 (10), 10 May 20099Win8–1Jamie WayPTS427 Feb 20098Win7–1Jason NesbittPTS416 Nov 20087Win6–1Carl AllenPTS822 Jun 20086Win5–1Carl AllenPTS410 May 20085Loss4–1Scott WolfordPTS430 Nov 20074Win4–0Baz CareyPTS63 Nov 20073Win3–0Alby HuntTKO2 (6), 16 Sep 20072Win2–0Leonard LothianPTS619 May 20071Win1–0Deniss SirjatovsPTS631 Mar 2007
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