Lewis Richardson (boxer)

Lewis Richardson is an English amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships. He also competed at the 2019 World Championships.

Lewis Richardson
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
BornColchester, England[1]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 YerevanMiddleweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamMiddleweight

Personal life

Born in Colchester, Richardson began boxing at a young age as a means to keep fit while playing football. After winning the 2012 National School Boy Championships he decided to focus on boxing.[1] He enrolled at the Sheffield Hallam University in 2020 to study part-time for a master's degree in Sport Business Management.[2]

Boxing career

Richardson won a bronze medal at the 2017 National Championships, losing to eventual winner and 2022 Olympic gold medalist Benjamin Whittaker.

In early 2018 Richardson was selected to box for Team GB. A few months after the selection he suffered three stress fractures in his back, leaving him out of action for most of the year. After recovering from the injury he won gold medals at the 2018 GB Championships and 2019 Olympic Test Event, securing him a reserve spot for the European Olympic Qualification Event. After teammate Sammy Lee was forced to withdraw due to injury, Richardson took his place. He won his first fight in March 2020 against Victor Yoka of France before the tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When it resumed in 2021 Richardson lost to eventual Olympic silver medalist Oleksandr Khyzhniak.[3][1]

He competed at the 2021 World Championships in Belgrade, losing in his first fight against Almir Memic of Serbia.[4]

While representing England at the 2022 European Championships, Richardson defeated GB teammate Sam Hickey of Scotland in the semi-finals,[5] before losing to Gabriel Dossen of Ireland in the finals, securing himself a silver medal.[6]

He will be looking to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

References
  1. "Lewis Richardson". GB Boxing. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Lewis Richardson combines Masters Degree with Olympic boxing hopes". World Boxing News. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. Dennen, John. "Lewis Richardson gets surprise call up to Great Britain Olympic team - Boxing News". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. Dennen, John (31 October 2021). "Baptism of fire - The World championships so far - Boxing News". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. Halfpenny, Matt (29 May 2022). "England have three shots at gold in EUBC Men's Euros 2022". England Boxing. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. Wright, Rob (30 May 2022). "Gabriel Dossen grabs gold at European Championships". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. Bevan, Matt (24 May 2022). "Richardson Aiming To Prove He is Europe's Best". Boxing Social. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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