Les Stevens (boxer) explained

Les Stevens
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:7 March 1951

Leslie Stevens (7 March 1951 – 25 April 2020) 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering the great Les Stevens: A terrific fighter, an iconic trainer, and one of British boxing's finest men. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/les-stevens-death-fighter-trainer-pinewood-starr-heavyweight-a9485476.html . 14 June 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 27 April 2020 . 29 December 2021.
  2. News: Boddington's title Turpin just fails. Coventry Evening Telegraph . 6 May 1967 . 29 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: Its champion Les - now for the Olympics. Reading Evening Post . 8 May 1971 . 29 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.
  6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. Web site: Profile. Box Rec.
  8. Web site: Profile. Boxing History.

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