Fred Evans (boxer)

Fred Evans
Statistics
Rated at 69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Nationality British
Born (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991[1]
St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012 London Welterweight
Representing  Wales
European Amateur Championships
2011 Ankara Welterweight

Fred Evans (born 4 February 1991) is a Welsh amateur boxer who represents Great Britain, fighting in the 69 kg Welterweight category.[2] 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.[2] He was ranked sixth in the world at 69 kg and became the first Welsh boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games at 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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

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.[3]

In December 2015, Evans announced he would be turning professional and signed with manager Chris Sanigar. He is still yet to have a professional bout.[4]

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