Team GB Olympian has a record even Amir Khan and Lennox Lewis don’t have and is now going for four titles!
Former Team GB Olympic boxer Pat Brown will have the support of a home crowd when he faces John Hedges in Manchester on Saturday night. Since turning pro last year, Brown has won all six of his fights by knockout. In April, he claimed the WBA International and IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight belts by stopping Vasil Ducar. Now, he’s aiming for the British and Commonwealth titles this weekend.
His opponent, John Hedges, a southpaw from Essex who’s two years younger with an unbeaten 12-0 record, is just as eager to win the vacant titles.
Brown, 26, represented Team GB at the 2024 Summer Games and turned professional in March last year. He knocked out Federico Javier Grandone in just four rounds in his debut and finished Ivan Duka even faster, with a knockout in the second round in June 2025.
Since then, Brown has beaten Lewis Oakford, Autine Nmamdi, Felix Valera, and Ducar, moving up to bigger venues and longer fights with ease. The April fight against Ducar was his first serious test of stamina, but he passed with flying colors by winning in the eighth round after knocking the Czech fighter down three times.
When compared to some of Britain’s best boxers, Brown’s start looks impressive. Amir Khan won his first 18 pro fights, but one of his first six was a decision win. Khan took the Commonwealth lightweight belt in his 13th fight, so Brown is actually ahead in chasing titles. Legendary Lennox Lewis won all of his first 25 fights, but one was by disqualification. Carl Froch and Kell Brook both had decision wins early in their careers, so Brown’s six straight knockouts stand out.
Brown has also moved up to longer fights more quickly than many top British boxers and has held his own in matches that could have lasted up to 10 rounds.
Before Saturday’s fight at Co-op Live in Manchester, Brown told BBC Sport his dream is to headline a fight at Old Trafford. “It’s a journey. I want to look back on my career and have great memories,” he said. “I want to give the fans big nights, whether it’s at world level or this level. It doesn’t matter to me. If I could ever headline at Old Trafford, it would be a dream come true. That means more to me than belts. Walking out there and having all those people loving it—that would mean everything.”