Fred Evans (boxer)

Fred Evans
Born
Freddie William Evans[2]

(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)[1]
St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight classWelterweight
Weight(s)69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins5
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Welterweight
Representing  Wales
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Welterweight

Freddie William Evans (born 4 February 1991) is a British professional boxer fighting in the 69 kg welterweight category. As an amateur, he won gold at the 2007 World Cadet Championships in Hungary and won gold for Wales at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara. He was the first Welsh boxer to achieve the feat in 86 years.

Evans won Olympic silver for Great Britain in the welterweight division, losing in the final to Kazakh boxer Serik Sapiyev. His achievement made him the most successful Welsh boxer in Olympic history, surpassing the record of Ralph Evans at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He turned professional in 2015.

  1. ^ a b "Fred Evans". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Boxing 69kg – Men adelhi 2010". The Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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