Glasgow’s Willie Limond will take on allcomers at Morrison’s Gym, Dalmarnock, today in a bid to raise money for three year old leukemia sufferer Sara Thackray who needs a pioneering stem cell transplant in America.
The sponsored “sparathon” will start at 11am and challengers will be asked to pay £20 or more to step into the […]
With an opponent still to be named for Scott Harrison’s voluntary defence of the WBO World Featherweight title on the 29th of October, the posters for the fight leave no doubt in anybody’s mind who the Scottish world champion wants to face in the ring in the near future - world number one Marco Antonio […]
Manager Tommy Gilmour has announced that leading sports psychologist, Tom Lucas, will be working with Craig Docherty in the build up to his European title fight at the Kelvin Hall on the 15th of October.
Lucas, who has worked with both Celtic and Motherwell as well as golfers, rugby players and athletes, is seen as the […]
The British Boxing Board Of Control have announced that boxers from Scotland, Ireland and Wales will now be able to compete for a Celtic Championship at each weight following an application to create the new title from promoter Frank Warren.
The first four belts to be contested will feature three Scots and are scheduled to take […]
Alex Arthur will face London based Ghanaian Eric Odumasi when he defends his IBF Intercontinental Super Featherweight title at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on the 22nd of October.
Odumasi last fought in September 2003, beating Chesterfield’s Craig Spacey over six rounds on points, but he has mixed with serious company in recent years - not […]
Craig Docherty may be in line for a world title shot if he wins the European title next month.
South African promoter Rodney Berman has said he will be willing to bring IBO Super Featherweight Champion, Cassius Baloyi, to Glasgow to defend his title in the New Year. Baloyi, a former Featherweight World Champion following his […]
Scott Harrison will make the first of two planned voluntary defences in Glasgow on Friday the 29th of October, but an opponent has still to be found.
At a press conference in Glasgow today, five possible opponents were named - two unbeaten and relatively untested boxers in Swedish based Ethiopian Samuel Kebede and Spain´s Miguel […]
October is shaping up to be a classic for Scottish boxing, with three big shows announced featuring a wealth of tartan talent.
On the 15th of October, Craig Docherty is in action against Boris Sinitsin at the Kelvin Hall with full supporting bill of Scottish fighters.
On the 22nd of October, the action moves to Edinburgh […]
Some of Scotland´s top amateur boxing talent will be in Glasgow on the 3rd of September to decide in the ring who represents the nation at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Australia.
The Scottish boxers who are chosen to represent Scotland will face boxers from 14 other Commonwealth countries including England, Northern Ireland, New […]
Craig Docherty’s shot at European glory will now take place on Friday the 15th of October at Glasgow´s Kelvin Hall following a change from the original September date.
Docherty will meet defending European Super Featherweight Champion, Boris Sinitsin, who at 33 is ranked number 11 in the world. “This is without doubt the most difficult fight […]
Scotland’s youth squad came home from the international boxing tournament in Salzburg with just win to its name courtesy of Terry Dignam of the Barn Boxing Club in Coatbridge.
The trip was marred by a vicious attack on Craigmillar’s Paul Appleby and Southpark lightweight Ryan Brawley. The Scottish youth flyweight champion and the Ayrshire were set […]
Edinburgh’s Craig Lynch lost on points to Neil Sinclair at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Friday night as the boxing world welcomed the Irishman back to the ring after an 18 month absence.
Sinclair caught Lynch with a cracking shot in the opening seconds and went on to dominate a fight that was tailor made […]