Les Stevens (boxer)

Leslie 'Les' Stevens (born 1951) was a male former boxer who competed for England.

Les Stevens
Personal information
Nationality England
Born6 March 1951
Died25 April 2020

Boxing career

Stevens was effectively the National champion in 1971 after winning the 1971 heavyweight ABA championships.

He represented England in the -91 kg heavyweight division, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2][3]

He turned professional on 13 September 1971[4] and fought in 27 fights until 1979.[5]

He was a member of the Reading Boxing Club.

References

  1. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Profile". Box Rec.
  5. "Profile". Boxing History.


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