His early results were mixed and included a defeat to George Collins and a win over Daren Dyer in 1987.
He won six of his next eight fights, which included wins over Lloyd Christie and Javier Castillejo,[1] and a defeat to Gary Jacobs, before successfully defending his area title against Michael Justin.
Bryan met Laing in January 1991 at the Royal Albert Hall, and took the fight on points to become British champion.
[2] He successfully defended the title in November against Mickey Hughes but lost it to Jacobs in his second defence three months later.
After Jacobs vacated the title, Bryan regained it in September 1993 with a points win over Pat Barrett.