Chris Bessey

Christopher David Ernest Bessey (born 1971) is a male retired boxer who competed for England.

Chris Bessey MBE
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1971
Portsmouth
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur light middleweight

Boxing career

Bessey was the National Champion in 1993 after winning the prestigious ABA welterweight title, boxing for the Army.[1] He moved up in weight and won an impressive five more National titles at light middleweight (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

He represented England in the light middleweight (-71 Kg) division, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

Bessey is a warrant officer in the British Army and a coach of the British army boxing team [5] and was awarded an MBE in the 1997 New Year Honours, when serving with the Royal Logistic Corps.[6]

References
  1. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Profile". Box Rec.
  6. "List of awards" (PDF). Supplement to the London Gazzette.
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