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Luke Daniel Evans (born 31 July 1996) is a English professional boxer who competed in the light welterweight & welterweight divisions during 2015-2019. Evans is also known throughout Great Britain as his story hit the news due to an incident that occurred in august 2017 in which he was brutally assaulted with a knife & left with facial scarring.

Luke Daniel Evans

Born Luke Daniel Evans July 31, 1996 (age 23) Salford, Greater Manchester

Nationality British

Other names Evo

Occupation Professional Boxer

Style orthodox

Contents [hide] 1 Early Life 2 Professional Boxing Career 3 August 2017 incident 4 Boxing Comeback 5 Boxing record 6 Personal life 7 References

Early Life[edit source]

Luke Daniel Evans was born in Salford, Greater Manchester (born 31 July 1996) the son of former semi-pro footballer Keith Evans & Sharon Hulme. the youngest of 3 siblings (2 half sisters) Evans was raised in the Eccles area of Salford & attended Wentworth High School in Ellesmere Park 2008-2012. post high school Evans attended Bolton Community College in 2013 where he passed his qualifications to become a personal trainer.

when 10 years old Evans decided to take up sport in the form of amateur boxing where he would compete up until 19 years old. (before later turning professional)

After winning many regional titles Evans left amateur boxing with a record of 28wins -15losses.

Professional Boxing Career[edit source]

Evans made his professional debut at 19 years old in a 6 round contest where he fought against seasoned veteran Matthew Seawright and won with a points tally of 60-54. having not lost a round as a professional on 16th of January 2017 Evans whom at the time built up a record of 7-0 was shortlisted by a respected Box nation Boxing Panel as a prospect to watch out for in the future. the shortlist would later consist of many future boxing champions such as Anthony Cacace, Zelfa Barrett, Lyndon Arthur, Daigo Higa, Anthony Yarde & Daniel Dubois.

Evans trained under the tutelage of Gary Booth a former pro for the majority of his career before relocating in early 2017 to Hyde, Tameside where he trained at the world famous Hatton health & fitness also known as Ricky Hatton's gym.

August 2017 incident[edit source]

In the early hours of Sunday morning on 27th august 2017 during a night out with his then partner in his local town centre of Eccles, greater Manchester Evans was Assaulted by a group of males in which he would later be slashed across the face and stabbed in the arm with a knife, the event would almost cost Evans his boxing career with him receiving 20+ stiches to both face and arm and having to take an enforced break of 10 months of recovery. Evans father Keith was also injured during the incident & it was widely reported through many news outlets.

Evans has often spoken to many sources about the struggles during his time out the ring in to which he ballooned up to 13st which is 3 stone above his fight weight. Evans has been open in to which he admits he suffers from severe mental health issues such as paranoia, flashbacks ,depression & social anxiety that spiralled from the incident.

Evans is a supporter of the gloves up knives down campaign.

Boxing Comeback[edit source]

Evans made his awaited boxing comeback and returned to the ring on the 16th of June 2018 where he boxed Paul Ducie and won on a points victory to resume his career and become 8-0. Luke sustained a fractured hand in 2 locations during the first round of the contest in which he would later need surgery. Luke also lost his first round as a professional during this contest.

on the 25th of January 2019 Evans went under the knife and had a operation in which they fused together his 2nd and 3rd metacarpal in his right hand with metal pins the operation also saw a small bone with arthritis replaced with a bone from Evans left hip.

as of 15th of December 2019 Evans still holds a record of 10-0. Evans often cites that he struggles with hand injuries which have led him to withdraw from fights after seeking medical advice.

Boxing record[edit source]

Professional record summary [hide]

10 fights 10 wins  0 losses By decision 10  0 Draws 0

Personal life[edit source]

Evans father Keith was a former Semi-pro footballer who played for Bury FC ,Salford City FC, Preston North End FC, Curzon Ashton FC& Hyde Utd FC. Evans second-cousin George Evans Currently plays professionally for Derby County FC in the Centre Back Position.

Evans is a huge Manchester United Fan & his favourite player was Paul Scholes.

Evans has one Child, a daughter called Sienna-Brooke Evans who was born in Stockport in July 2019.

Evans currently Resides in Tameside with his Family.

References[edit source]

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