Rosie Eccles

Rosie Eccles (born 23 July 1996)[1] 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.

Rosie Eccles
Born23 July 1996 (1996-07-23) (age 27)[1]
Newport, Wales[2]
NationalityWelsh
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight, welterweight, light-middleweight
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[3]
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
2023 Kraków-MałopolskaWelterweight
Representing  Wales
European Championships
2016 SofiaLight welterweight
2019 AlcobendasWelterweight
Commonwealth Games
2022 BirminghamLight middleweight
2018 Gold CoastWelterweight

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]

She secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics by taking a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland.[10] On 7 June 2024, Eccles was officially announced in the Great Britain squad for the Olympics.[11]

References
  1. "Rosie Eccles". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Rosie Eccles". tapology.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. "Boxrec profile of Rosie Eccles". boxrec.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". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. "Rosie Eccles: Gwent fighter's hopes of European Championship gold dashed". South Wales Argus. 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. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. "Welsh boxer through to Paris Olympics". welshboxing.org. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. "Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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