Les Stevens (boxer)

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Les Stevens
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1951-03-07)7 March 1951
Died25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 69)

Leslie Stevens (7 March 1951 – 25 April 2020) [1] was a boxer who competed for England. [1]

Boxing career

Stevens won the Amateur Boxing Association 1971 heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Reading Boxing Club. [2] [3]

He represented England in the -91 kg heavyweight division, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [4] [5] [6]

He turned professional on 13 September 1971 [7] and fought in 27 fights until 1979. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Remembering the great Les Stevens: A terrific fighter, an iconic trainer, and one of British boxing's finest men" . The Independent. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "Boddington's title Turpin just fails" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Its champion Les - now for the Olympics" . Reading Evening Post. 8 May 1971. Retrieved 29 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Profile". Box Rec.
  8. "Profile". Boxing History.