Daniel "The Rock" Dawson (born 15 October 1977) is an Australian super welterweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Perth, 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, Thailand, Hawaii, New Zealand, United States Japan and has fought under a diverse range of styles including Muay Thai, K-1 and Shoot boxing. In his career as a Kick-boxer he has fought and beaten some of the Oceania region and Japan's as well as some of the world's best fighters picking up victories against the likes of John Wayne Parr, Sam Soliman, 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 ONE Championship, 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

Boxing Kickboxing

Kickboxing record

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Fight was for A-1 World Combat Cup super welterweight world title. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins Judgement Day 3 "Super 8 Eliminator" tournament -70 kg. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins Judgement Day 2 "Super 8 Eliminator" tournament -70 kg. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.M.T.A. super welterweight world title. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Despite win had to withdraw from tournament as too injured to continue. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins W.M.T.C. Muaythai junior middleweight Australian title.

Professional boxing record