Review: 2014-01-02, close fight with some nice and tough exchanges: Gavin Rees vs Gary Buckland gets three stars. Gavin Rees entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 37-3-1 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.30 lightweight in the world, he won the WBA light welterweight world title in 2007 beating Souleymane M’baye but he lost the title at his first defense against Andriy Kotelnik; last year ‘The Rock’ Rees fought twice losing both fights, the first one against Adrien Broner (=Broner vs Rees) at his second world title shot and the second one to Anthony Crolla (=Rees vs Crolla).

Gary Buckland has an official record of 27-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class, also Buckland lost his last fight, against Stephen Smith. Rees vs Buckland is on the undercard of Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Date: 2014-01-02

Where: Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Division: lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg)

Result: Click here to show the fight’s result

Gary Buckland def. Gavin Rees (split decision, 113-116, 115-114, 116-113)

Rees’ previous fight: Gavin Rees vs Anthony Crolla

Their next fight: Gary Buckland vs Gavin Rees 2

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