Rosie Eccles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 July 1996 (age 27) [1] Newport, Wales [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight, welterweight, light-middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosie Eccles (born 23 July 1996) [1] is a Welsh amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as a host of other medals at international competitions representing both Wales and Great Britain.
Eccles won a silver medal at the 2016 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships losing in the light-welterweight final to Aleksandra Ordina from Russia. [4] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she also took silver when she lost in the welterweight final to England's Sandy Ryan by split decision (3:2). [5]
Eccles won bronze at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships after going out in the welterweight semi-finals via split decision to Italian Angela Carini. [6]
She also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia, [7] where she lost by unanimous decision to Yang Liu in the round of 16. [8]
Eccles won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games stopping Australia's Kaye Scott in round two of the final. [9]
She secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics by taking a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland. [10] On 7 June 2024, Eccles was officially announced in the Great Britain squad for the Olympics. [11]
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