Super lightweight · United Kingdom
Gavin Rees 38-5-1 18 KO · 1998–2014
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Gavin Rees was a super lightweight boxer from United Kingdom, born May 10, 1980. Record 38-5-1 with 18 knockouts over 1998–2014. World titles: WBA super lightweight (2007–2008). Gavin Rees last fought Gary Buckland on May 17, 2014 and won by SD over 12 rounds.
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Born May 10, 1980
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Reach 162.5 cm
Nickname The Rock
Debut Sep 5, 1998
Career 1998–2014
Rounds boxed 254
KO share 47%
Born in Newport, Wales
Titles WBA super lightweight · 2007–2008
Boxerbook rating 1881 ± 167 · inactive since May 2014Why here › Confirmed bouts 6 of 44 · 1 official
Career record Record
38-5-1, 18 KOs · 1998–2014
Last result W
SD 12/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
The record 44 bouts, 1998–2014, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 44, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, WBA Fights Master Scores · 2, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
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SD 12/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 37-5-1 · Buckland —
L
SD 12/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 37-4-1 · Buckland —
L
For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title MD 12/12 · Bolton Arena, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Rees 37-3-1 · Crolla 29-4-1
L
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title MD 12/12 · Bolton Arena, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Rees 37-2-1 · Crolla 27-4-1
L
For WBC lightweight title TKO 5/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Rees 37-1-1 · Broner 27-0-0
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Retained European lightweight title TKO 9/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, 🇬🇧
Rees 36-1-1 · Mathews 31-6-1
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Retained European lightweight title TKO 7/12 · Gymnase Georges Racine, Clichy, 🇫🇷
Rees 35-1-1 · Mezaache —
D
For European lightweight title TD 4/12 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 35-1-0 · Mathews 30-5-0
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Won vacant European lightweight title UD 12/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 34-1-0 · Murray —
W
Won vacant British lightweight title TKO 11/12 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 33-1-0 · Watson —
W
Sam Amoako
TKO 3/6 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Rees 32-1-0 · Amoako —
W
Abdoulaye Soukouna
PTS 6/6 · Alexandra Palace, London, 🇬🇧
Rees 31-1-0 · Soukouna —
W
UD 3/3 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Rees 28-1-0 · Bami 26-5-0
W
UD 3/3 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Rees 28-1-0 · Cook 5-1-0
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UD 3/3 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Rees 28-1-0 · Lynes 31-6-0
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RTD 4/6 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 27-1-0 · Greaves —
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Lost WBA light-welterweight title TKO 12/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 27-0-0 · Kotelnik 28-2-1
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Won WBA light-welterweight title UD 12/12 · Cardiff International Arena, 🇬🇧
Rees 26-0-0 · M'baye 35-1-1
W
Billy Smith
PTS 6/6 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 25-0-0 · Smith —
W
Chill John
PTS 8/8 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 24-0-0 · John —
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Martin Watson
PTS 6/6 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 23-0-0 · Watson —
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Daniel Thorpe
TKO 5/6 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 22-0-0 · Thorpe —
W
Carl Allen
PTS 6/6 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 21-0-0 · Allen —
W
TKO 2/8 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 20-0-0 · Muya —
W
Daniel Thorpe
TKO 5/6 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Rees 19-0-0 · Thorpe —
W
PTS 6/6 · Conference Centre, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Rees 18-0-0 · Devyataykin —
W
Jimmy Beech
PTS 6/6 · Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, 🇬🇧
Rees 17-0-0 · Beech —
W
Serhiy Andriychikov
TKO 1/6 · Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 16-0-0 · Andriychikov —
W
Ernie Smith
TKO 5/6 · Grosvenor House, Mayfair, 🇬🇧
Rees 15-0-0 · Smith —
W
Gary Flear
RTD 4/6 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 14-0-0 · Flear —
W
Rakhim Mingaleyev
PTS 6/6 · York Hall, Bethnal Green, 🇬🇧
Rees 13-0-0 · Mingaleyev —
W
Nikolay Eremeev
Retained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title UD 12/12 · Ice Rink, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 12-0-0 · Eremeev —
W
Nigel Senior
TKO 2/4 · Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, 🇬🇧
Rees 11-0-0 · Senior —
W
Wladimir Borov
Won WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title TKO 4/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 10-0-0 · Borov —
W
Chris Jikells
TKO 2/6 · Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Rees 9-0-0 · Jikells —
W
Steve Hanley
TD 1/6 · York Hall, Bethnal Green, 🇬🇧
Rees 8-0-0 · Hanley —
W
PTS 4/4 · York Hall, Bethnal Green, 🇬🇧
Rees 7-0-0 · Buckley —
W
Willie Valentine
TKO 3/6 · Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Rees 6-0-0 · Valentine —
W
PTS 4/4 · Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, 🇬🇧
Rees 5-0-0 · Buckley —
W
Dave Hinds
TKO 2/6 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Rees 4-0-0 · Hinds —
W
Wayne Jones
TKO 2/6 · Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Rees 3-0-0 · Jones —
W
Graham McGrath
TKO 2/4 · Derby Storm Arena, Derby, 🇬🇧
Rees 2-0-0 · McGrath —
W
Ernie Smith
PTS 4/4 · Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, 🇬🇧
Rees 1-0-0 · Smith —
W
John Farrell
PTS 4/4 · Ice Rink, Telford, 🇬🇧
Rees 0-0-0 · Farrell —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Gavin Rees's record? Gavin Rees's professional record is 38-5-1 with 18 knockouts.
Who did Gavin Rees fight last? Gavin Rees last fought Gary Buckland on May 17, 2014 and won by SD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Gavin Rees held? Gavin Rees has held 1 world title reign: WBA super lightweight (2007–2008). Sources Boxerbook ID 10357 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10357 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
