Reese Lynch

Reese Lynch
Personal information
NicknameReecko
Born (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001
Fauldhouse, Scotland
WeightSuper lightweight
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins3
Win by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
IBA World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 BelgradeLight welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamLight welterweight

Reese Lynch (born 20 July 2001) is a Scottish professional boxer.[1][2] As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships.[3][4]

Amateur career

Commonwealth Games result

Birmingham 2022

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Timon Aaree (Kiribati) RSC
  • Round of 16: Defeated Shiva Thapa (India) 4–1
  • Quarter finals: Defeated Jonas Jonas (Namibia) 5–0
  • Semi finals: Defeated Wyatt Sanford (Canada) 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Richarno Colin (Mauritius) 4–1

World Championship result

Belgrade 2021

  • Second round: Defeated Ashkan Rezaei (Iran) 4–1
  • Third round: Defeated Adrián Thiam (Spain) 5–0
  • Quarter-final: Defeated Sanatali Toltayev (Kazakhstan) 3–2
  • Semi-final: Defeated by Kerem Özmen (Turkey) 5–0

Professional career

Early career

Lynch made his professional debut on 24 May 2025, in a bout against Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira. Lynch was able to secure the win after stopping his opponent in the second round.[5][6]

In his second professional fight, Lynch defeated Jakub Laskowski on points over six rounds at Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 4 October 2025.[7]

Professional boxing record

3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3–0 Dan Booth PTS 6 28 Feb 2026 Valliant Live, Derby, England
2 Win 2–0 Jakub Laskowski PTS 6 4 Oct 2025 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira KO 2 (4), 3:07 24 May 2025 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

References

  1. ↑ Engelstaff, Susan (7 March 2022). "Boxing: Reese Lynch determined to make most of Team GB debut". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Carson, Callum (8 June 2022). "West Lothian boxer Reese Lynch named in Team Scotland squad for Commonwealth Games". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Reese Lynch makes Scottish boxing history with team's third gold of Games". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Reese Lynch becomes first Scot to secure World Championships boxing medal". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Taylor Essuman undercard results: Aloys Youmbi stops David Jamieson, Luke McCormack prevails". ringmagazine.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman – Live Results From the OVO Hydro in Glasgow". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Reese Lynch impresses again and aims for another fight before end of the year". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 28 December 2025.