Born: October 26, 1971, London

Hometown: London

Club: Repton Boys Club (Bethnal Green, London)

Higher Education: Brunel University (Isleworth, London) - BSC Sports Studies

Handedness: Left

Reach: 82cm

Weight: 17st 5lbs

Height: 6ft 6in

Nickname: Majestic

1990: Began competing.

1998: Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur - First place; National Championships, NIA, Birmingham, England - First place.

1999: World Championships, Houston - Fifth place (super-heavyweight over 91kg).

2000: Acropolis Cup - Greece - First place; Qualifies for Olympics in Germany.

October 1 - Wins gold medal in super heavyweight at Sydney Olympics by beating Kazakhstan fighter Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov.