Davaryll Williamson

Davaryll Williamson Info

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Former NABF & WBO Latino American Heavyweight Champion.
Williamson was ranked as high as #10 by the WBC, #6 by the WBO & #8 by the IBF.
National Golden Gloves Champion - 1996, 1999
United States National Heavyweight Champion – 1996 through 1998 (1st and only Heavyweight to ever accomplish this feat)
10-Time National Amateur Boxing Champion
Goodwill Games Silver Medalist - 1998
U.S. Olympic Team - First Alternate - 1996
Olympic Festival Champion - 1995
American Boxing Classic Champion - 1995, 1996, 1999
National Police Athletic League Champion - 1999
Amateur Record: 120-17-1, 103 KO’s (88% KO rate)
His professional opponents have a combined record of 337-150-6

DaVarryl Williamson Amateur Career

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Williamson finished his amateur career with a record of 120-17-1, 103 KOs. He defeated old WBO Heavyweight Worl Champion Lamon Brewster and current top heavyweight contender Monte Barrett.

Failed tryouts with NFL teams led DaVarryl Williamson to try boxing. At the age of 25 he had his first match. After only two years he won a spot on the 1996 Olympic Team as the first alternate. While training for the Olympics, Williamson finished his Master’s Degree at Northern Michigan University.

He was the 1996-97-98 USA Amateur heavyweight champion.

DaVarryl Williamson turned pro after succesful amateur career.

DaVarryl Williamson Biography

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DaVarryl Williamson was born in Washinghton D.C., July 25 1968. His full name is DaVarryl Jerome Williamson.

His ring nickname is "Touche of Sleep".

Williamson was raised in poverty in inner city Washington D.C.. He was born to a mother addicted to drugs and a criminal father. He spent his youth moving between foster homes and between schools until his father chose to resume contact at the age of 11.

Williamson showed athletic talents at high school in football and in basketball, in which he twice received All Inter-High Honors. He was given the opportunity to play football at Rochester Community College in Minnesota, and later at Wayne State College in Nebraska. Williamson quarterbacked the Wayne State Wildcats for two seasons, leading to tryouts with the Indianapolis Colts (NFL) and the Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football). A self-proclaimed ‘jack of all trades’, Williamson would also fill in as team mascot on occasion, and could often be spotted joining the ‘Yell Team’ from time to time.

He is currently married to Shalifa; they have two children.