Billy Schwer

William Schwer (born 12 April 1969 in Luton, England), known as Billy Schwer, is a former professional boxer.

For the majority of his professional career, Schwer fought in the lightweight division but also competed in the  light welterweight division. He is a former British, Commonwealth and European lightweight and the IBO World Light Welter-weight title Champion.

Background
Schwer's father was the Irish amateur title holder in the 1960s before he emigrated to England.

Amateur career
Schwer attended Challney High School for Boys (Luton). A former national schoolboy title holder, he represented England at the youth and senior levels. At the 1990 ABA National Championships held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, Schwer represent the Luton Irish Boxing Club under his trainer David Waldock and was runner up to Patrick 'Blueboy' Gallagher, in the lightweight division.

Professional career
Schwer was trained by Jack Lindsay and fought out of Luton. He was a popular fighter and attracted a large local following. He had his first professional fight in October 1990. His first fight took place at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, where he beat Frenchman Pierre Conan with a first round knockout.
He fought a total of 45 bouts, between 1990 and 2001, winning 39 leading to winning British, Commonwealth, European and World Titles.
He retired from boxing in 2001, after losing his World Title  to Pablo Daniel Sarmiento.

Title fights

British and Commonwealth Feather weight title 
Schwer's first title fight came in 1992 against Carl Crook.

See also
 List of British lightweight boxing champions

Post-Boxing Career
After retiring from Boxing in 2001, Schwer became a keynote speaker, author and performance coach developing the Mental Boxing method as the metaphor for self-improvement.

He is certified as a Master NLP practitioner, Certified Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapy, a Certified Master Practitioner of Hypnosis and Certified master NLP coach.

Book
Published in 2018, Man Up: The World Champion Way by Billy Schwer uses a '12 Round Mental Boxing Experience" to empower readers to live a life with Passion, Power and Purpose. 
The book uses the 3D model of the negative cycle (Doubt, Distraction, Disappointment) and then demonstrated how the 3Ds of positivity (Desire, Discipline and Dedication) can transform a life.

Mental Boxing (R) 
Mental Boxing is an educational concept, inspiring and empowering people to live with Passion, Power and Purpose.

Boxing is commonly known as ‘the noble art’ and ‘the sweet science’. Schwer's philosophy is that by mastering the art and science of Mental Boxing participants can unlock and unleash their full potential, guiding them through life’s internal battles so that they are more effective, more often, and experience more success.

Speaker
Schwer is a key note speaker on both the UK and World stage, using his story as a boxer to take audiences through seven principles to help individuals and organisations become more successful.

References

External links
 
 Profile
 Biodata 
 Official website
Mental Boxing website

1969 births
English male boxers
Living people
Sportspeople from Luton
English people of Irish descent
Light-welterweight boxers