Robert_Davies_(boxer)

Robbie Davies

Robbie Davies

British boxer

Robbie Davies (10 December 1949 – 4 August 2017) was a British professional boxer.

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Amateur career

Davies represented England in the light-middleweight division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal.[1]

He represented Great Britain in the men's light-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, beating Wayne Devlin of Australia in his opening fight, before losing to Alfredo Lemus of Venezuela in the next round.[2]

In 1977, Davies won the ABA middleweight title, after beating Mike Shone.[2]

Professional career

Davies made his professional debut on 8 September 1977, at the Liverpool Stadium, beating Joe Hannaford.[1]

Personal life

Davies died on 4 August 2017. He had dementia.[3] His son, Robbie Davies Jr., is also a professional boxer.

References

  1. [1]
    "A Rich Fistic Heritage". Boxing News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robbie Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Renowned Merseyside Olympic boxer Robbie Davies dies aged 67". Liverpool Echo. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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