Owen Livesey
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| Born | 3 August 1991 St Helens, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo, submission wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's 81 kilograms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owen Livesey (born 3 August 1991) is a British judoka, submission wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He competed in judo at an international level for Great Britain and England and won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the men's 81kg judo. Livesey then transitioned to submission grappling and MMA, competing internationally. He won the heavyweight championship at The Snake Pit's 2022 Catch Wrestling World Championships.
Owen Livesey was born on 3 August 1991 in St Helens, Merseyside.[2] Livesey has two sisters, named Bekky Livesey and Amy Livesey, both of whom participate in judo and have both won British championships at half-middleweight.[3][4]
Judo career
"It's good to beat someone from home, there's a bit of tension there because you know each other so well. I had a year out when I was 18 and didn't really care about judo. but I came back, got my head in and got the result. You get out what you put in. And I got out exactly what I put in".
Prior to becoming a judoka, Livesey was a participant in rugby league.[2] He had hoped to be selected to represent Great Britain in judo at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, but was not, a disappointment which made Livesey ponder his continuation of the sport.[2] Livesey is a 2nd dan black belt in judo, gaining his 1st dan at the age of 16, and trained at SKK Judo Club where he was coached by Peter Blood and Luke Preston.[3]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, Livesey defeated John Muthee of Kenya in the round of 16. The quarter-final was against Zambia's Boas Munyonga, and in the semi-finals Canadian Jonah Burt was beaten.[5] The final was against compatriot Tom Reed, which Livesey won in a five-minute bout.[6]
He is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2017.[7]