Daniel Lewis (born 18 December 1993) is an Australian

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. As an

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, he won a gold medal while representing Australia at the

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Amateur career

Commonwealth Youth Games

In 2011, Lewis competed and won gold for Australia at the

in the

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division, winning the final with a score of 27–24.

2014 Commonwealth Games

Lewis finished in sixth place in the

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men's welterweight at the

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. Lewis was ruled out of his welterweight quarter-final bout against

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boxer

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by medical staff after suffering a cut above the eye during his second round – round of 16 – unanimous points win over Nigeria's Kehinde Ademuyiwa. Lewis and his team called for a return of headgear for the games after he was ruled out.

2016 Rio Olympics

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the

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. He won his first bout in the round of 32 against

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boxer Tomasz Jabłoński 2–1, but lost his second bout 0–3 in the round of 16 against Uzbek boxer

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Professional career

Lewis made his pro-boxing debut on 23 May 2019 at the ''Wildfighter'' boxing event presented by Will Tomlinson in Melbourne, Australia where he scored the second round knockout win against Sanong Seepongsert of Thailand.

Professional boxing record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Daniel 1993 births Living people Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Boxers from Sydney Light-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen