Robbie Davies (10 December 1949 – 4 August 2017) was a British professional boxer.

Amateur career

Davies represented England in the

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division at the

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, winning a bronze medal. He represented Great Britain in the men's light-middleweight event at the

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, beating Wayne Devlin of Australia in his opening fight, before losing to

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of Venezuela in the next round. In 1977, Davies won the ABA middleweight title, after beating Mike Shone.

Professional career

Davies made his professional debut on 8 September 1977, at the Liverpool Stadium, beating Joe Hannaford.

Personal life

Davies died on 4 August 2017. He had dementia. His son,

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, is also a professional boxer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Robbie 1949 births 2017 deaths British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Sportspeople from Birkenhead Light-middleweight boxers Deaths from dementia Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games