Gavin Rees

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

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.

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.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes43WinGary BucklandSD1217 May 201442Loss37–4–1Gary BucklandSD121 Feb 201441Loss37–3–1 Anthony CrollaMD1230 Jun 201340Loss37–2–1Adrien BronerTKO5 (12), 16 Feb 201339Win37–1–1Derry MathewsTKO9 (12), 7 Jul 201238Win36–1–1Anthony MezaacheTKO7 (12), 23 Mar 201237Draw35–1–1Derry MathewsTD4 (12), 1 Oct 201136Win35–1Andy MurrayUD124 Jun 201135Win34–1John WatsonTKO11 (12), 6 Nov 201034Win33–1Sam AmoakoTKO3 (6)11 Jun 201033Win32–1Abdoulaye SoukounaPTS69 Apr 201032Win31–1Colin LynesUD34 Dec 200931Win30–1Jason CookUD34 Dec 200930Win29–1Ted BamiUD34 Dec 200929Win28–1Johnny GreavesRTD4 (6), 21 Aug 200928Loss27–1Andreas KotelnikTKO12 (12), 22 Mar 200827Win27–0Souleymane M'bayeUD1221 Jul 200756Win26–0Billy SmithPTS67 Apr 200725Win25–0Chill JohnPTS818 Nov 200624Win24–0Martin WatsonPTS68 Jul 200623Win23–0Daniel ThorpeTKO5 (6), 11 Mar 200622Win22–0Carl AllenPTS63 Sep 200421Win21–0Michael MuyaTKO2 (8), 3 Jul 200420Win20–0Daniel ThorpeTKO5 (6), 28 Jun 200319Win19–0Andrey DevyataykinPTS615 Feb 200318Win18–0Jimmy BeechPTS614 Dec 200217Win17–0Serhiy AndriychikovTKO1 (6), 17 Aug 200216Win16–0Ernie SmithTKO5 (6), 8 Jul 200215Win15–0Gary FlearRTD4 (6), 20 Apr 200214Win14–0Rakhim MingaleyevPTS612 Feb 200213Win13–0Nikolay EremeevUD129 Oct 200112Win12–0Nigel SeniorTKO2 (4), 21 Jul 200111Win11–0Wladimir BorovTKO4 (12), 28 Apr 200110Win10–0Chris JikellsTKO2 (6), 15 Jan 20019Win9–0Steve HanleyTD1 (6)13 Nov 20008Win8–0Peter BuckleyPTS423 Sep 20007Win7–0Willie ValentineTKO3 (6)29 May 20006Win6–0Peter BuckleyPTS419 Feb 20005Win5–0Dave HindsTKO2 (6), 11 Dec 19994Win4–0Wayne JonesTKO2 (6), 5 Jun 19993Win3–0Graham McGrathTKO2 (4), 27 Mar 19992Win2–0Ernie SmithPTS45 Dec 19981Win1–0John FarrellPTS45 Sep 1998

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