Newbridge's Rees was brought up in the Enzo Calzaghe gym along with close friend Bradley Pryce
Despite problems out of the ring and successive moves up in weight, the talented Rees builds a long, undefeated record
July 2007: On new champion Enzo Maccarinelli's Cardiff show, Rees gets an unlikely shot at Souleymane M'baye's WBA light-welterweight title
Rees shocks an unexpecting M'baye with his aggression and work rate at the Cardiff International Arena
New champion Rees celebrates his remarkable upset points victory over M'baye with trainer Enzo Calzaghe
Team Calzaghe's three Welsh world champions - Joe Calzaghe, Gavin Rees and Enzo Maccarinelli - receive a huge ovation during a Wales game at the Millennium Stadium
Rees faces Andriy Kotelnik in his first defence - and struggles to cope with the tough Ukrainian's superior height and reach
Rees' brave but doomed defence ends in the 12th round, the first defeat of the Welshman's career
Rees retains his good humour, wrestling with new champion Kotelnik for the WBA belt
August 2009: After 18 months out Rees makes a low-key return with a victory over journeyman Johnny Greaves
December 2009: Rees again shows his inherent class with a victory in the lucrative Prizefighter series
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