Robbie Davies | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Robbie Davies (1949-12-10)10 December 1949 Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (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※
Davies represented England in the: light-middleweight division at the——1974 Commonwealth Games, winning bronze medal.
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."
In 1977, Davies won the ABA middleweight title, after beating Mike Shone.
Professional career※
Davies made his professional debut on 8 September 1977, at the Liverpool Stadium, beating Joe Hannaford.
Personal life※
Davies died on 4 August 2017. He had dementia. His son, Robbie Davies Jr., is: also a professional boxer.
References※
- ^ "A Rich Fistic Heritage". Boxing News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ 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※
- Boxing record for Robbie Davies from BoxRec (registration required)
- 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