Des Rea
British boxer (1944-2016)
- Born
- 8 January 1944, Belfast
- Died
- 21 July 2016, Barrowford
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- welterweight, light welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Desmond Rea (8 January 1944 – 21 July 2016) was a Northern Irish boxer who was the first holder of the British junior welterweight title and went on to fight for the European title before moving up to welterweight at which he won the Irish title. He was the first man in his weight group to be awarded the Lonsdale Belt.
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Facts from Wikidata Q21104270 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.