Rosie Eccles

Rosie Eccles (born 23 July 1996)[1] is a British amateur boxer who is affiliated with Pontypool ABC.[2]

Rosie Eccles
Statistics
Weight(s)69 kg (152 lb)
NationalityBritish
Born23 July 1996 (1996-07-23) (age 27)[1]
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaWelterweight
Representing  Wales
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 SofiaLight welterweight
Bronze medal – third place2019 AlcobendasWelterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamLight middleweight
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastWelterweight

She won silver medals at the 2016 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In May 2019, Eccles was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[3] She also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia,[4] where she lost by unanimous decision to Yang Liu in the round of 16.[5]

References
  1. "Rosie Eccles". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Rosie Eccles". Welsh Amateur Boxing Association. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "Seven GB women named for 2019 World Championships in Russia". World Boxing News. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.