GUYANESE-born southpaw super welterweight (junior middleweight) Adrian Dodson bounced back from his only defeat to gain a win over Namibian Nestor Tobias on March 24, 1998. The fight was held in Dodson’s adopted homeland of London, England.Referee Larry O’Connell halted the scheduled 10-rounder at two minutes 18 seconds of the fourth round to hand Dodson his 19th victory in 20 fights. Tobias suffered his fifth defeat in 15 trips to the ring.
In his previous fight Dodson lost to Ronald `Winky’ Wright, who was making the third defence of the World Boxing Organisation title. The bout was stopped in the sixth round due to cuts.
The Guyanese, who also went by the title Carew, 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 would lose the title in his first defence which occurred in the following month.
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.
He ended a 10-year career in September 2003 and has a record of 25 victories (17 KOs) and six defeats.