About Geoff Rees
Lived 1941 – 2024 (aged 82–83). Geoff Rees was a boxer.
Geoffrey W. Rees (1941 – November 2024) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography Rees was from Waun-Lwyd in the Ebbw Valley and boxed out of the Waunl-Lwyd Boxing Club.
He was twice Welsh ABA champion at light-welterweight in 1961 ad 1962 and represented Wales at international level.
He was selected for the 1962 Welsh team for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He competed in the light-welterweight category, where he was beaten by eventual silver medallist Dick McTaggart of Scotland in the quarter-final round.
Rees later turned professional from 1963 to 1965 and fought 15 bouts.
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Who was Geoff Rees?
Welsh boxer
When was Geoff Rees born?
Geoff Rees was born in 1941.
When did Geoff Rees die?
Geoff Rees died in 2024.
What was Geoff Rees's occupation?
Geoff Rees was a boxer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Geoff Rees. https://biography.guide/geoff-rees/
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