Gavin Rees

Kotelnik Stops Rees With Only Seconds Remaining

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rees46464.jpgBy Dan Ambrose: In one of the most heroic fights I’ve seen in some time, WBA light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-1, 13 KOs) fought bravely last night against the much harder punching Andreas Kotelnik (29-2-1, 13 KOs), fighting him literally tooth and nail before succumbing in the 12th round on what looked to be a premature stoppage by the referee. However, despite losing the fight to Kotelnik, Rees looked incredibly good, nothing like the club fighter that many fans have been calling him in recent weeks. Not only did Rees dominate most of the first half of the fight, overwhelming Kotelnik with volume punching, but he also showed incredible heart in the second half of the fight when Kotelnik’s greater power begin to become a factor in the bout.

Urged on by Enzo Calzaghe, Rees kept coming forward, throwing double hooks to the body and short, fast combinations to the head. Unlike some of the scoring I’ve seen, I had Rees ahead at the time of the stoppage in the 12th round, and saw no reason for him to go all out in the 12th round, leaving himself open for Kotelnik’s shots. If not for Rees completely forgetting all about his defense in the 12th, he would never have walked into the two big right hands that hurt him in the round.

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Rees-Kotelnik Preview

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By Aaron Klein: WBA light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line this Saturday night when he takes on Ukrainian challenger Andreas Kotelnik (28-2-1, 12 KOs) at the International Arena, Cardiff, in Wales. Other than the location of the fight, Kotelnik, ranked #1 in the WBA light welterweight division and considered to be the best non-champion in the division, figures to be highly favored in the bout. Not only is Kotelnik, 30, the taller fighter, but also the more vastly experienced fighter of the two, having faced fighters such as Junior Witter, Mohamad Abdulaev, Souleymane M’baye and William Gonzalez.

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Gavin Rees – Andrey Kotelnik

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Gavin Rees says he’ll give Amir Khan a pasting – after he’s dealt with Andreas Kotelnik in Cardiff on Saturday night. The Rock defends his WBA light-welterweight crown at the CIA against his dangerous mandatory challenger, live on Setanta Sports. But he believes he will win – and then go on to wreck the career of Khan later this year..

” Kotelnik is a good fighter, and I know I’ll have my work cut out to beat him,” said undefeated Rees, who won the belt against Souleymane M’Baye last summer.

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Hatton Not Interested in Rees

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According to the latest reports, Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) isn’t interested in choosing World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Gavin Rees as his next opponent. The bout, if it were to have taken place, would have been on that was mainly of interest to British fans, as very few Americans have heard or seen Rees before, which would have taken away any possibility for getting world wide attention for the bout. In an interview with Hatton’s father on the BBC Sport Live, he said “The prospect of a fight with Rees was put to us but the terms were not right and it won’t be taking place…Ricky will look elsewhere for his comeback opponent.”

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Hatton To Face Rees?

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In a move that I would have expected, there is talk of former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) going up against undefeated World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs), arguably the worst of the four champions in the division. If they wanted to rebuild Hatton’s shot confidence, a bout against the 27 year-old Rees would be just what the doctor ordered, as he has few skills and is more like a club fighter than a real champion, from what I’ve seen of him.

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Rees Wants Shot At Hatton: “I Believe I’d Beat Him”

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In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) wants to take on fellow Brit Ricky Hatton, who recently was destroyed by Floyd Mayweather Jr in a humiliating 10th round TKO at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rees, 27, is an almost mirror image of Hatton, fighting in the same high pressure manner, along with the same tendency for fouling his opponents. Rees, who is trained by Joe Calzaghe’ father, Enzo, had this to say to the Sun online internet site:

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