Next Saturday, on the Nathan Cleverly topped bill, Gavin Rees will be making the last ring entrance of his career.
The popular Welsh fighter who won the WBA world light-welterweight title back in 2007 when he beat Souleymane M’baye, will be taking on Gary Buckland in a re-match.
Ahead of the contest Rees has already decreed that the fight will be the last of a career that has spanned sixteen years, with Rees remarking to the media ahead of the contest,
‘I will leave everything I have in the ring on 17 May and I am proud of everything I have achieved.?
?My trainer Gary Lockett has done a brilliant job getting me through training camps in the last few years but I can’t keep doing it.’
‘I’ve had a fair few injuries and they are catching up with me, but I’ve still got a great fight left in me and I plan to empty everything left in me out in Cardiff.?
‘Winning a world title was a dream come true and all British fighters want to win the British title so claiming that for the first time in 2010 was a huge honour.’
Won, lose or draw, we?re sure that Gavin Rees will, on the night, will give his all and be given a marvellous reception.
Rees To Retire after Buckland Re-Match!
