Daniel Lewis (boxer)

Daniel Lewis
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality Australian
Born Daniel Jason Lewis
(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Stance Orthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Isle of Man Light Welterweight

Daniel Lewis (born 18 December 1993) is an Australian middleweight boxer.

Commonwealth Games

Youth Games

In 2011, Lewis competed and won gold for Australia at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the light-welterweight division, winning the final with a score of 27–24.[2]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Lewis finished in sixth place in the boxing men's welterweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Lewis was ruled out of his welterweight quarter-final bout against Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra by medical staff after suffering a cut above the eye during his second round – round of 16 – unanimous points win over Nigeria's Kehinde Ademuyiwa. Lewis and his team called for a return of headgear for the games after he was ruled out.[3][4][5][6]

Record

Result Opponent Type Round Result Event
Loss India Mandeep Jangra W/O — 0–3 Scotland Men's welterweight – 2014 Commonwealth Games
Win Nigeria Kehinde Ademuyiwa UD 3 3–0
Win Sierra Leone Mohamed Sillah KO 2 —

Summer Olympics

2016

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout in the round of 32 against polish boxer Tomasz Jabłoński 2–1, but lost his second bout 0–3 in the round of 16 against uzbek boxer Bektemir Melikuziev.[7]

Record

Result Opponent Type Round Result Event
Loss Uzbekistan Bektemir Melikuziev UD 3 0–3 Brazil Men's middleweight – 2016 Summer Olympics
Win Poland Tomasz Jabłoński UD 3 2–1

References

  1. ↑ "Glosgow 2014 – Daniel Lewis profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "2011 Commonwealth Youth Games – Boxing". cyg2011results.com. 6 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Daniel Lewis injury sees Australian boxing team call for return to headgear". ABC. 6 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian boxer Daniel Lewis calls for return of headgear after cut ends his Commonwealth Games". The Courier Mail. 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Headgear rule cost me a medal, says Australian boxer Daniel Lewis". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "AIBA to assess use of headguards after Australian boxer forced out of Glasgow 2014 by injury". Insidethegames.biz. 6 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rio 2016: Daniel Lewis". rio2016.com. 6 April 2018.
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