Lewis Williams (boxer)

Lewis Williams
Personal information
Nationality England
Born24 December 1998 (1998-12-24) (age 27)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire[1]
Boxing career
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 YerevanHeavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamMen's heavyweight

Lewis Williams (born 24 December 1998)[2] is an English boxer.[3][4][5] He competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the heavyweight event.[6] He previously competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the heavyweight event, but was defeated in the quarter-final by Madiyar Saydrakhimov.[7]

Williams competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in the heavyweight division. He defeated Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali 5-0 in the final.[8][2][9]

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Lewis Williams". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Lewis WILLIAMS". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Tyler, Ben (18 March 2019). "Cleary's boxer Williams battles to finish runner-up in the European Boxing Championships despite illness". Leamington Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Watch: World Amateur Boxing Championships - GB's Lynch, Williams & Tudsbury in quarter-final action". BBC Sport. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Bozeat, Matt (12 March 2021). "The future of heavyweight boxing could be in Leamington". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Over 86kg-92kg (Heavyweight) Draw Sheet" (PDF). Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Results: Men's Over 86kg-92kg (Heavyweight) - Final Bout Lewis WILLIAMS - Ato Leau PLODZICKI-FAOAGALI (Sun, 07 Aug 16:45)". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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