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British boxer

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

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

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

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