Lewis Williams (boxer)
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| Born | 24 December 1998 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Williams (born 24 December 1998[1] in Leamington Spa[2]) is an English boxer.[3][4][5] He competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the heavyweight event.[6] He previously competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the heavyweight event, but was defeated in the quarter-final by Madiyar Saydrakhimov.[7]
Williams competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in the heavyweight division. He defeated Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali 5-0 in the final.[8][1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lewis WILLIAMS". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lewis Williams". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Tyler, Ben (18 March 2019). "Cleary's boxer Williams battles to finish runner-up in the European Boxing Championships despite illness". Leamington Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Watch: World Amateur Boxing Championships - GB's Lynch, Williams & Tudsbury in quarter-final action". BBC Sport. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Bozeat, Matt (12 March 2021). "The future of heavyweight boxing could be in Leamington". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Over 86kg-92kg (Heavyweight) Draw Sheet" (PDF). Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Results: Men's Over 86kg-92kg (Heavyweight) - Final Bout Lewis WILLIAMS - Ato Leau PLODZICKI-FAOAGALI (Sun, 07 Aug 16:45)". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Lewis Williams from BoxRec (registration required)
- Lewis Williams at Tapology.com
- Lewis Williams at Team England
- Lewis Williams at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Lewis Williams on Instagram
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