Daniel "The Rock" Dawson (born 15 October 1977) is an

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kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of

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, Western Australia.

Boxing career

Daniel Dawson has a boxing record of 40 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. Dawson made history in 2013 when he won the World Boxing Foundation light middleweight title; becoming the first man in history to win world titles in Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing. Daniel Dawson made his professional boxing debut on 9 November 2002, defeating Michael Kilmurray by seventh-round technical knockout. He captured his first title when he defeated Frank Marzano by seventh-round technical knockout for the West Australia light middleweight championship.

Kickboxing career

Daniel has had a very successful kickboxing career and has fought in cards from Australia, China,

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, New Zealand, United States Japan and has fought under a diverse range of styles including

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

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and

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. In his career as a Kick-boxer he has fought and beaten some of the

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region and Japan's as well as some of the world's best fighters picking up victories against the likes of John Wayne Parr,

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, Taishin Kohiruimaki, Kenichi Ogata, Shane Chapman and Jordan Tai. Daniel was a former two time world champion, having held both the I.S.K.A. and World Muay Thai Association W.M.T.A belts, having defended them a total of seven times. He has also done well in tournaments being the back to back Judgement Day Oceania eight man tournament winner in 2001 and 2002. In 2016 Dawson is reportedly returns to Muay Thai. On 14 October 2016 Dawson fought John Wayne Parr in Perth, Western Australia. On 8 September 2018, he made his debut for

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, where he lost to Mustapha Haida in the third round at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon. On 17 May 2019, Dawson defeated Brown Pinas by split decision at ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon in an alternate bout for the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix.

Titles

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* World Boxing Foundation **2013 WBF world light middleweight champion **2004 WBF International middleweight champion * Pan Asian Boxing Association **2012 PABA light middleweight champion (2 title defences) **2011 PABA light middleweight champion **2011 PABA Interim light middleweight champion **2009 PABA light middleweight champion **2008 PABA light middleweight champion (3 title defences) **2007 PABA light middleweight champion (1 title defence then vacated due to world title fight) **2004 PABA light middleweight champion (0 title defences – vacated) *

World Boxing Association The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded ...

**2011 WBA Pan African light middleweight champion **2008 WBA Pan African light middleweight champion *

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**2009 IBF Pan Pacific light middleweight champion *

Australian National Boxing Federation Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia. History The body was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation. In 1980s, the body took its c ...

**2004 Australian light middleweight champion **2003 Australian light middleweight champion (0 title defences – moved up in weight) **2003 West Australia light middleweight champion (1 title defence) *

World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...

**2004

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Asia Pacific light middleweight champion

Kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...

*Judgement Day **2003 Judgement Day 3 "Super 8 Eliminator" tournament champion -72 kg **2002 Judgement Day 2 "Super 8 Eliminator" tournament champion -72 kg *

World Muay Thai Association The World Muay Thai Association (WMTA) is one of the oldest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of Muay Thai in the world for the sport. The WMTA was created in the Netherlands as the World Muay Thai Association in 1984 by Thom Ha ...

**2001

WMTA Kickboxing super welterweight world champion **2001

WMTA Muaythai super welterweight world champion (2 title defences) *

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**2001 ISKA Muaythai super welterweight world champion (2 title defences) **2000 ISKA Muaythai super welterweight world champion

Kickboxing record

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Professional boxing record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Daniel Light-middleweight boxers Australian male kickboxers Australian male Muay Thai practitioners Welterweight kickboxers Martial artists from Perth, Western Australia 1977 births Living people Australian male boxers Australian male writers ONE Championship kickboxers Sportsmen from Western Australia