ADRIAN Dodson is one of a handful of Guyanese boxers never to compete as a professional on home soil. Dennis Andries, Steve Frank and `Vicious’ Vivian Harris are also members of that small group. A southpaw super welterweight Dodson defeated Algerian Rachid Serdjane on January 29, 1997.

The fight was held at York Hall in London, England. Dodson earned the victory after Serdjane was disqualified in round five for ungentlemanly conduct.
The Algerian failed to rise from a low blow. Dodson was undefeated in 18 fights when he met World Boxing Organisation super welterweight champion Ronald `Winky’ Wright.
The fight was held in December 1997 and the Guyanese retired at the end of the fifth round. He later challenged for the Commonwealth title in October 1999 but was disqualified in the 12th round for biting Alain Bonnamie.
Dodson won the lowly regarded International Boxing Organisation on March 3, 2001 following a third round knockout of Paul Jones. He lost the title in his first defence which occurred the following month.