Geoff Rees
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Q4. 1941 Waun-Lwyd, Wales |
| Died | November 2024 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Light-welterweight |
| Club | Waun-Lwyd BC |
Geoffrey W. Rees (1941 – November 2024) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Rees was from Waun-Lwyd in the Ebbw Valley[1] and boxed out of the Waunl-Lwyd Boxing Club.[2]
He was twice Welsh ABA champion at light-welterweight in 1961 ad 1962[3][4] and represented Wales at international level.[5]
He was selected for the 1962 Welsh team[6] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He competed in the light-welterweight category,[7] where he was beaten by eventual silver medallist Dick McTaggart of Scotland in the quarter-final round.[8]
Rees later turned professional from 1963 to 1965 and fought 15 bouts.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geoff Rees". Box Rec. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Wales get off to good start". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 27 October 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "WABA light welterweight" (PDF). Welsh Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Unlucky Idwal Loses Trophy". Pontypridd Observer. 29 December 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "ABA contenders seeks miners' titles at Deal". Kentish Express. 30 March 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Big trip for boxer who quit to build own house". Daily Mirror. 14 June 1962. p. 31. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Boxer List". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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