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Robbie Davies
Born
Robbie Davies

(1949-12-10)10 December 1949
Birkenhead, England
Died4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 8+12 in (174 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins11
Wins by KO10
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch Light-middleweight

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

Amateur career

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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

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

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "A Rich Fistic Heritage". Boxing News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Renowned Merseyside Olympic boxer Robbie Davies dies aged 67". Liverpool Echo. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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