Leslie Stevens (7 March 1951 – 25 April 2020)[1] was a boxer who competed for England.[1]

Les Stevens
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1951-03-07)7 March 1951
Died25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 69)

Boxing career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Remembering the great Les Stevens: A terrific fighter, an iconic trainer, and one of British boxing's finest men". The Independent. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Its champion Les - now for the Olympics". Reading Evening Post. 8 May 1971. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Profile". Box Rec.
  8. ^ "Profile". Boxing History.