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Rosie Eccles
Born23 July 1996 (1996-07-23) (age 28)[2]
Newport, Wales[3]
NationalityWelsh
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight, welterweight, light-middleweight
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Welterweight
Representing  Wales
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sofia Light welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Alcobendas Welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Light middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Welterweight

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.

Career

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][10]

She secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics by taking a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland.[11] On 7 June 2024, Eccles was officially announced in the Great Britain squad for the Olympics.[12] She was drawn to fight Poland’s Aneta Rygielska in the first round of the 66 kg division,[13] losing by a controversial split decision.[14][15] BBC Sport commentators could not hide their shock at the result because Eccles had been ahead throughout her bout with Rygielska. The Polish boxer even had a point deducted and a warning for failing to keep her head up.[16][17] The two ringside judges who deemed it equal then signalled that Rygielska was the winner, despite her infringement. BBC's Steve Bunce was left stunned saying "I'm really annoyed. It's a bad decision."[18]

References

  1. ^ "Boxrec profile of Rosie Eccles". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Rosie Eccles". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Rosie Eccles". tapology.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Silver Medal in boxing at European Championships". cardiffmetsu.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Derby boxer Sandy Ryan wins Commonwealth Games gold". Derbyshire Live. Derby Telegraph. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Rosie Eccles: Gwent fighter's hopes of European Championship gold dashed". South Wales Argus. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Seven GB women named for 2019 World Championships in Russia". World Boxing News. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Pontypool's Rosie Eccles wins Commonwealth gold for Wales". South Wales Argus. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Welsh boxer Rosie Eccles claims stunning Commonwealth Games gold just two years after fearing career was over". Wales Online. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Welsh boxer through to Paris Olympics". welshboxing.org. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw". BBC Sport. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Eccles out of women's 66kg boxing after split-decision loss". BBC Sport. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Rosie Eccles left in tears after shock defeat at Paris 2024 Olympics". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Olympic boxing: Rosie Eccles loses by split decision in women's 66kg". BBC Sport. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Olympics boxing: Delicious Orie loses on split decision in men's 92kg at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  18. ^ Bunce, Steve (28 July 2024). "Olympics 2024 LIVE: 12:21 'I'm genuinely shocked'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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