Ian Lewison

Ian Lewison (born 24 September 1981) is an English professional heavyweight boxer.

Amateur career
Lewison started boxing aged 11 at Miguel's amateur boxing gym, Brixton in 2000. As an amateur Lewison represented England and fought some of the world’s best amateurs. During his amateur boxing career he was ranked 4th in the world. Lewison made it to finals of the ABAE (Amateur Boxing Association English). In 2000 Lewison faced David Dolan, which resulted in a split decision and the win being awarded to Dolan. In 2001 he was scheduled to fight David Haye, but this fight did not commence as Haye withdrew due to injury. Lewison completed his amateur career with 67 wins-5 losses

Professional career
Lewison became a professional boxer in 2009. In 2013 Lewison took part in the Prizefighter series. In the quarterfinal bout he defeated German heavyweight Timo Hoffmann by TKO in 2 minutes and 15 seconds of the first round. Lewison progressed to semi-finals where he faced American Derric Rossy, the fight went the scheduled three rounds and despite dominating the fight, Judges scored the bout a split decision and the win awarded to Derric Rossy. This was seen by many as a controversial decision as Derric Rossy's previous fight was also decided by a split decision. Critics and fans thought Lewison had done enough to win along with 90% of the viewers poll who watched this event on Sky Sports. In September 2013, Lewison was named mandatory contender for the vacant Southeast Area title he fought Tom Dallas in an explosive bout where he stopped Dallas in the second round by TKO.