Reese Lynch

Reese Lynch
Personal information
Nickname
Reecko
Born (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001
Fauldhouse, Scotland
WeightSuper lightweight
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins2
Win by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade Light welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Light welterweight

Reese Lynch (born 20 July 2001) is a Scottish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships.[1][2]

Amateur career

Commonwealth Games result

Birmingham 2022

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Timon Aaree (Kiribati) RSC
  • Round of 16: Defeated Shiva Thapa (India) 4–1
  • Quarter finals: Defeated Jonas Jonas (Namibia) 5–0
  • Semi finals: Defeated Wyatt Sanford (Canada) 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Richarno Colin (Mauritius) 4–1

World Championship result

Belgrade 2021

  • Second round: Defeated Ashkan Rezaei (Iran) 4–1
  • Third round: Defeated Adrián Thiam (Spain) 5–0
  • Quarter-final: Defeated Sanatali Toltayev (Kazakhstan) 3–2
  • Semi-final: Defeated by Kerem Özmen (Turkey) 5–0

Professional career

Early career

Lynch made his professional debut on 24 May 2025, in a bout against Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira. Lynch was able to secure the win after stopping his opponent in the second round.[3][4]

In his second professional fight, Lynch defeated Jakub Laskowski on points over six rounds at Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 4 October 2025.[5]

Professional boxing record

2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Jakub Laskowski PTS 6 4 Oct 2025 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira KO 2 (4), 3:07 24 May 2025 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

References

  1. ^ "Reese Lynch makes Scottish boxing history with team's third gold of Games". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Reese Lynch becomes first Scot to secure World Championships boxing medal". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Taylor Essuman undercard results: Aloys Youmbi stops David Jamieson, Luke McCormack prevails". ringmagazine.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman – Live Results From the OVO Hydro in Glasgow". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Reese Lynch impresses again and aims for another fight before end of the year". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 28 December 2025.