Les Stevens (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 April 2020 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Reading ABC | ||||||||||||||
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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 Amateur Boxing Club.[2][3]
Stevens represented the England team[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[5] where he participated in the 91kg heavyweight category event, winning a bronze medal.[6][7][8][9]
He turned professional on 13 September 1971[10] and fought in 27 fights until 1979.[11]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Its champion Les - now for the Olympics". Reading Evening Post. 8 May 1971. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Coles Misses Games Boxing". Daily Mirror. 22 May 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Profile". Box Rec.
- ^ "Profile". Boxing History.