Derek Williams

British boxing speaker and former heavyweight Derek Williams is best known for his success and popularity during the 1980s and ’90s; now retired Williams works as a sports speaker at boxing events. Born in London Derek Williams began boxing professionally at a young age and it was not long before he found his place on the middle and heavyweight stage, standing at six foot five Williams started outweighing 14 stone 10, however by the time he retired from the ring and became a dedicated boxing speaker Williams was carrying a massive eighteen and a half stone.

An entertaining boxing speaker and impressive boxer Williams boasts the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British Heavyweight Title, Commonwealth heavyweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title amongst his many wins. His work as a sports speaker often involves discussions of his most publicised fights and he often proudly highlights his more than fifteen KO wins in a total of 35 fights.

Most recently, Derek has gone onto become a motivational speaker with the aims of helping people to evaluate their mindset and mental approach to day-to-day life. The creator behind the SMASH program, his motto is to aim for a strong mind and strong heart within corporate organisations. An inspiring tool that has helped many to become more assertive, looks at psychosomatics, the importance of wellbeing through the combination of mind and body and the mindset and physical capacity. An expert in mental resilience and the psychology behind a successful workforce, Derek Williams is the ultimate motivational speaker suitable for audiences from sport and school organisations as well as small to large corporations.