Christopher Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over then-undefeated Vitali Klitschko. In his first title defense later that year, he lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir Klitschko. In 2002, Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield to win the IBF heavyweight title for his second reign as world champion. He made four successful defenses until losing his title again to Wladimir Klitschko in a 2006 rematch. He was ranked by BoxRec in the world's top 10 heavyweight from 1998 to 2004, reaching his highest ranking of No.3 in 2000.[1]
As an amateur, Byrd represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the middleweight division. He is also a three-time national amateur champion, winning the light middleweight title in 1989, and the middleweight title in 1991 and 1992.
^"BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals". BoxRec. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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super-heavyweight division. After turning professional later that year, he defeated ChrisByrd in 2000 to win the WBO heavyweight title. Klitschko's first reign as champion...
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in 1997 and another highly ranked contender and future world champion ChrisByrd in 1999. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's No.8 heavyweight in 1997...
defended the title twice before losing it to ChrisByrd. Six months later, younger brother Wladimir dethroned Byrd via lopsided points decision. He registered...
Thomas Hearns in their second fight, and when Ike Ibeabuchi knocked out ChrisByrd with a left-handed bolo punch during their 1999 heavyweight contest. "Apolaki...
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unprecedented four occasions, losing all four attempts to Wladimir Klitschko, ChrisByrd, Nikolai Valuev and Samuel Peter. Despite never winning a world title...
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