Gavin Rees is a Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Rock", Rees is the current EBU

European Boxing Union

The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...

 Lightweight Champion, and former WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 super-lightweight World Champion. He is trained by Gary Lockett

Gary Lockett

Gary Lockett is a retired professional boxer from Cwmbran, Wales, who fought in the middleweight division.-Professional career:...

 and in recent weeks Renzo Algieri has been advancing Gavin's performance in the ring with nutritional advice giving Rees a new lease of stamina and power.

Rees lost his World title via TKO loss to Andreas Kotelnik in March 2008. He was well beaten by Kotelnik; the fight ending in the twelfth round via knock-out.

After more than a year out of action, Rees returned to the ring in August 2009 to beat Johnny Greaves in 4 rounds. On December 4, Rees entered the light welterweight prizefighter competition

Prizefighter series

The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...

 beating Ted Bami

Ted Bami

Ted Bami Minsende is a light-welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "Dangerous", Bami is a former European light welterweight champion and British light welterweight title challenger....

 in the quarter finals, Jason Cook

Jason Cook (boxer)

Jason Cook is a professional boxer, who fights under the nickname "The Power". As an amateur, he won a silver medal for Wales at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, he has fought as a lightweight, and has won both the European and IBO championships at the weight...

 in the Semi finals and Colin Lynes

Colin Lynes

Colin Lynes is a British professional boxer from Hornchurch in London. He is a former IBO World, British and European champion at light welterweight and is the reigning British champion at welterweight.-Early Professional Career:...

 in the Final to win the £32,000 prize

Professional boxing record

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|Win||34-1||align=left|  John Watson

John Watson

John Watson may refer to:In politics:* John Christian Watson , known as Chris Watson, Australia's third Prime Minister* John Bertrand Watson , British Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, 1917–1923* John S...

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|Win||33-1||align=left|  Sam Amoako
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|Win||32-1||align=left|  Abdoulaye Soukouna
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|Win||31-1||align=left|  Colin Lynes

Colin Lynes

Colin Lynes is a British professional boxer from Hornchurch in London. He is a former IBO World, British and European champion at light welterweight and is the reigning British champion at welterweight.-Early Professional Career:...

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|Win||30-1||align=left|  Jason Cook

Jason Cook (boxer)

Jason Cook is a professional boxer, who fights under the nickname "The Power". As an amateur, he won a silver medal for Wales at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, he has fought as a lightweight, and has won both the European and IBO championships at the weight...

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|Win||29-1||align=left|  Ted Bami

Ted Bami

Ted Bami Minsende is a light-welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "Dangerous", Bami is a former European light welterweight champion and British light welterweight title challenger....

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|Win||28-1||align=left|  Johnny Greaves
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|Loss||27-1||align=left|  Andriy Kotelnik
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|Win||27-0||align=left|  Souleymane M'Baye

Souleymane M'baye

Souleymane M'baye is a professional boxer and is the former WBA super-lightweight champion. He won the vacated title by a fourth technical knockout on September 2, 2006 against Raul Horacio Balbi. His current record is 37 wins, three losses and a draw, with 21 wins coming by way of knockout...

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