Robbie Davies
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Robbie Davies | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Robbie Davies 10 December 1949 Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 2017 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robbie Davies (10 December 1949 – 4 August 2017) was a British professional boxer.
Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]Davies made his professional debut on 8 September 1977, at the Liverpool Stadium, beating Joe Hannaford.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Davies died on 4 August 2017. He had dementia.[3] His son, Robbie Davies Jr., is also a professional boxer.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A Rich Fistic Heritage". Boxing News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Renowned Merseyside Olympic boxer Robbie Davies dies aged 67". Liverpool Echo. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Robbie Davies from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2017 deaths
- British male boxers
- Olympic boxers for Great Britain
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Sportspeople from Birkenhead
- Light-middleweight boxers
- Deaths from dementia
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games