Gavin Rees

Gavin Rees (born 10 May 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2014. He held the WBA super lightweight title from 2007 to 2008 and challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2013. At regional level, he held the British lightweight title twice between 2010 and 2012, and the EBU European lightweight title from 2011 to 2012.

Gavin Rees
Rees (middle) in 2008
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Rock
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach64 in (163 cm)
NationalityWelsh
Born (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980
Newport, Wales
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins38
Wins by KO19
Losses4
Draws1

Career

After a successful amateur career, Rees turned professional in 1998.

World champion

In 2007, Rees defeated Souleymane M'baye to become the WBA Light Welterweight champion with a unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

Rees however lost his World title in his first defence via a 12th-round TKO loss to Andreas Kotelnik in March 2008.

Further success

Following his world title loss Rees was out of action for more than a year before returning in August 2009 to beat Johnny Greaves in 4 rounds. On 4 December, Rees entered the light welterweight prizefighter competition beating Ted Bami in the quarter finals, Jason Cook in the Semi-finals and Colin Lynes in the Final to win the £32,000 prize

Following his Prizefighter victory, Rees moved down to the (lightweight) division where he enjoyed instant success winning the British title in 2010 (which he then vacated). He has since won the European title in June 2011 and most recently regained the British title in July 2012.[1]

Rees fought Adrien Broner for the World Boxing Council lightweight world title at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 16 February 2013. He lost the fight via 5th-round TKO.

Personal life

Rees lives in Pantside, Wales and has four children all girls.

Professional boxing record
38 Wins (19 knockouts, 19 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions) 1 Draw[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win38–4–1 Gary Buckland SD 12 2014-05-17 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Loss37–4–1 Gary Buckland SD 12 2014-02-01 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Loss37–3–1 Anthony Crolla MD 12 2013-06-30 Bolton Arena, Bolton For WBO Light-Welterweight Inter-Continental title.
Loss37–2–1 Adrien Broner TKO 5 (12) 2:59 2013-02-16 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey For WBC Lightweight title.
Win37–1–1 Derry Mathews TKO 9 (12) 1:27 2012-07-07 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield Retained European Lightweight Title.
Won British Lightweight title.
Win36–1–1 Anthony Mezaache TKO 7 (12) 2:15 2012-03-23 Gymnase Georges Racine, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Retained European Lightweight Title.
Draw35–1–1 Derry Mathews TD 4 (12) 3:00 2011-10-01 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport Retained European Lightweight Title.
Win35–1 Andy Murray UD 12 2011-06-04 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Won vacant European Lightweight Title,
Win34–1 John Watson TKO 11 (12), 2:13 2010-11-06 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport Won vacant British Lightweight Title.
Win33–1 Sam Amoako TKO 3 (6), ? 2010-06-11 King's Hall, Belfast
Win32–1 Abdoulaye Soukouna PTS 6 2010-04-09 Alexandra Palace, London
Win31–1 Colin Lynes UD 3 2009-12-04 Olympia, London Prizefighter Light Welterweight Tournament Final.
Win30–1 Jason Cook UD 3 2009-12-04 Olympia, London Prizefighter Light Welterweight Tournament Semi-final.
Win29–1 Ted Bami UD 3 2009-12-04 Olympia, London Prizefighter Light Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final.
Win28–1 Johnny Greaves RTD 4 (6), 3:00 2009-08-21 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Loss27–1 Andriy Kotelnik TKO 12 (12), 2:34 2008-03-22 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff Lost WBA Light Welterweight Title.
Win27–0 Souleymane M'Baye UD 12 2007-07-21 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff Won WBA Light Welterweight Title.
Win26–0 Billy Smith PTS 6 2007-04-07 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Win25–0 Chill John PTS 8 2006-11-18 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Win24–0 Martin Watson PTS 6 2006-07-08 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Win23–0 Daniel Thorpe TKO 5 (6), 1:45 2006-03-11 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Win22–0 Carl Allen PTS 6 2004-09-03 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Win21–0 Michael Muya TKO 2 (8), 2:03 2004-07-03 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Win20–0 Daniel Thorpe TKO 5 (6), 2:44 2003-06-28 Newport Leisure Centre, Newport
Win19–0 Andrey Devyataykin PTS 6 2003-02-15 Conference Centre, Wembley, London
Win18–0 Jimmy Beech PTS 6 2002-12-14 Telewest Arena, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne
Win17–0 Serhiy Andriychikov TKO 1 (6), 2:53 2002-08-17 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
Win16–0 Ernie Smith TKO 5 (6), 1:21 2002-07-08 Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London
Win15–0 Gary Flear RTD 4 (6), 3:00 2002-04-20 International Arena, Cardiff
Win14–0 Rakhim Mingaleyev PTS 6 2002-02-12 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win13–0 Nikolay Eremeev UD 12 2001-10-09 Ice Rink, Cardiff Retained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title.
Win12–0 Nigel Senior TKO 2 (4), 1:57 2001-07-21 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win11–0 Wladimir Borov TKO 4 (12), 0:55 2001-04-28 International Arena, Cardiff Won WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title.
Win10–0 Chris Jikells TKO 2 (6), 1:54 2001-01-15 Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
Win9–0 Steve Hanley TD 1 (6), ? 2000-11-13 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win8–0 Peter Buckley PTS 4 2000-09-23 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win7–0 Willie Valentine TKO 3 (6), ? 2000-05-29 Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
Win6–0 Peter Buckley PTS 4 2000-02-19 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London
Win5–0 Dave Hinds TKO 2 (6), 2:46 1999-12-11 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool
Win4–0 Wayne Jones TKO 2 (6), 0:35 1999-06-05 International Arena, Cardiff
Win3–0 Graham McGrath TKO 2 (4), 2:40 1999-03-27 Derby Storm Arena, Derby, Derbyshire
Win2–0 Ernie Smith PTS 4 1998-12-05 Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol
Win1–0 John Farrell PTS 4 1998-09-05 Ice Rink, Telford, Shropshire Professional debut.

See also

References
  1. "Gavin Rees stops Derry Mathews in ninth round of European rematch". BBC Sport. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. "Gavin Rees – Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Preceded by
Souleymane M'baye		 WBA Super Lightweight Champion
21 July 2007 – 22 March 2008		 Succeeded by
Andriy Kotelnik
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.