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Fred Evans
Born
Freddie William Evans[2]

(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)[1]
St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins5
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Welterweight
Representing  Wales
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Welterweight

Freddie William Evans (born 4 February 1991) is a British professional boxer fighting in the 69 kg welterweight category.[3] He won gold for Wales at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won gold at the 2007 World Cadet Championships in Hungary.

Evans won silver for Great Britain in the welterweight division, losing in the final to Kazakh boxer Serik Sapiyev

Early life

Evans was born in Cardiff, Wales to Tracey and Fred Evans.[4] From a young age, he showed a keen interest in boxing, first attending a gym at the age of four with his father. He took up the sport himself, initially joining Cwmavon Hornets' gym, and fought his first bout at the age of ten.[5] In March 2006, Evans' mother and younger sister Scarlett were killed in a car crash on the A48 near Cardiff.[4][6]

Career

Evans joined St Joseph's Amateur Boxing Club in Newport as a teenager. He developed a reputation as a talented fighter and won a gold medal at the Four Nations Championships, a tournament between fighters from the Home Nations, at the age of 15 weeks after the death of his mother.[7] Evans went on to win gold at the 2007 World Cadet Championships in Hungary.[3] He also entered the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Guadalajara but was defeated by eventual winner, Irish fighter Ray Moylette.[8]

Evans was also one of eight fighters from St Josephs who were chosen to represent Wales in the Senior Novice Welsh Championships against a team from the United States in 2009.[9] The following year, he was selected in a British side for an event against boxers representing the Rest of the World organised by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Evans met American fighter Errol Spence Jr. where, despite a strong start to the fight, he eventually suffered a 15–9 points defeat.[10] The same year Evans competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi but suffered a first round points defeat to Mauritanian fighter Kennedy St-Pierre.[2]

In 2011, Evans competed in the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara. He defeated Belarusian Magomed Nurutdinov 15–9 on points in the final of the welterweight division to win a gold medal. His victory, along with that of flyweight Andrew Selby, was the first time a Welsh fighter had won gold at the event for 86 years.[11]

Personal life

In October 2014, Evans was given a suspended jail term after punching a friend – despite a judge saying he "deserved" prison. Evans admitted unlawfully wounding Michael Wilson at a Gloucestershire pub, breaking his jaw. The boxer's coach, Nigel Davis, made an impassioned plea for him to be spared a jail term.[12]

In December 2015, Evans announced he would be turning professional and signed with manager Chris Sanigar. He made his professional debut in May 2017.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fred Evans". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Boxing 69kg – Men adelhi 2010". The Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b GB Boxing | Fred Evans profile Archived 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Marsden, Sam (12 August 2012). "Boxer Fred Evans fights off tragedy to win Olympic silver". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Boxing: Amir Khan was inspiration for Fred Evans". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Officers in tears at triple death crash scene". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ Gaskell, Simon (10 August 2012). "The tragic past of Cardiff Olympics boxing hero Fred Evans". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ Kelly, David (3 November 2008). "Moylett gold, McCarthy bronze at World Youth boxing championships". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. ^ "St Joseph's have eight in seniors". South Wales Argus. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Evans and Selby downcast in defeat". South Wales Argus. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Welshmen Andrew Selby & Fred Evans win European boxing golds". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34665057
  13. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/35121402
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