Rosie Eccles (born 23 July 1996)[2] is a Welsh amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as a host of other medals at international competitions representing both Wales and Great Britain.
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| Born | 23 July 1996 (age 27)[2] Newport, Wales[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight, welterweight, light-middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eccles won a silver medal at the 2016 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships losing in the light-welterweight final to Aleksandra Ordina from Russia.[4] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she also took silver when she lost in the welterweight final to England's Sandy Ryan by split decision (3:2).[5] Eccles won bronze at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships after going out in the welterweight semi-finals via split decision to Italian Angela Carini.[6] She also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia,[7] where she lost by unanimous decision to Yang Liu in the round of 16.[8] Eccles won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games stopping Australia's Kaye Scott in round two of the final.[9] She secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics by taking a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Boxrec profile of Rosie Eccles". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Rosie Eccles". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Rosie Eccles". tapology.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Silver Medal in boxing at European Championships". cardiffmetsu.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Derby boxer Sandy Ryan wins Commonwealth Games gold". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Rosie Eccles: Gwent fighter's hopes of European Championship gold dashed". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Seven GB women named for 2019 World Championships in Russia". World Boxing News. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Pontypool's Rosie Eccles wins Commonwealth gold for Wales". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Welsh boxer through to Paris Olympics". welshboxing.org. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Rosie Eccles from BoxRec (registration required)
- Rosie Eccles at Team Wales
- Rosie Eccles at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Rosie Eccles at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- "Rosie Eccles: From boxercise to the World Champs"
- Rosie Eccles on LinkedIn
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