Standing 4 ft 10in tall and weighing 8 stones, Lewis was the smallest British professional boxer at the time.
[2] After winning his first ten fights he took his first title when he beat Louis Veitch on points in December 1996 to become BBBofC Central Area flyweight champion.
In January 1997 he beat Keith Knox to take the vacant British flyweight title, defending it successfully four months later against Mark Reynolds.
[4] Lewis subsequently moved up to bantamweight, and in June 1999 fought Noel Wilders in a final eliminator for the British title, losing after being stopped in the sixth round.
[2] Lewis' final fight was against Jose Sanjuanelo in October 2001 for the IBO bantamweight title, losing after being stopped in the second round.