Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Board will be sponsoring the ring canvas for Craig Docherty’s forthcoming bid for European glory on the 15th of October.
The Tourist Board are one of the prime movers in wanting to stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and success for Craig Docherty in the ring can only be […]
Gilmerton light welterweight Gary McMillan won a place in the Scottish Junior Commonwealth Games boxing squad at the Cardenden ABC Show on Sunday.
The Edinburgh southpaw outpointed Forgewood’s James Spence in the rescheduled box-off to see who would represent Scotland in Australia in November.
Other results:
Youth: Calum Susans (Dunfermline) beat Barry Todd (Kelty) 8-6
Featherweight: David Bell (Dunfermline) […]
The Western District senior prelims will be held on Sunday the 14th of November with the finals on Friday the 19th at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow.
(thanks to James Hilton of Millennium ABC Stranraer for the above information)
Please note: We soon hope to have a diary of forthcoming boxing events in Scotland so if your […]
Sunderland based Glaswegian Ryan Kerr defended his English Northern Area Super Middleweight Title in style at the Lancastrian Suite in Dunston, Gateshead last night by stopping Carlisle’s Gary Dixon in the seventh round.
Kerr who extends his unbeaten record as a professional to 11 fights took control of the fight early on and had Dixon the […]
Best wishes to Alex Arthur and family following the news that his partner Debbie gave birth to a boy on Thursday who has been named Liston.
The amateur boxing season gets underway this weekend with Cardenden ABC’s show at the British Legion Club, Crossgates, Fife on Sunday with the action starting at 2pm.
WBO World Featherweight Champion, Scott Harrison, will be ringside in Las Vegas in November to challenge the winner of the much anticipated third battle between Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales.
If a deal can be struck, manager Frank Maloney says the fight against either Barrera or Morales will take place in the New Year, almost […]
Arbroath boxer Barry Lee has been sparring with WBU Light Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton ahead of his Scottish Middleweight title fight against Craig Lynch on the 22nd of October on the Joe Calzaghe / Alex Arthur bill.
Greenock featherweight John Simpson took a step nearer a British title challenge when he outpointed Marc Callaghan by 79 points to 75 at the St Andrew’s Sporting Club on Monday night.
Nairn welterweight Sandy Robb also claimed victory, stopping Doncaster’s Nicky Taylor in the fifth round of their six round contest.
An injury to Perth’s […]
Scott Harrison will defend his WBO Featherweight title against unbeaten Samuel Kebede at the Braehead Arena on the 29th of October, ending weeks of speculation as to who would challenge Scotland’s world champion.
30 year old Kebede is unbeaten in 24 fights and is ranked number six in the world by the WBO, but hasn’t […]
Edinburgh heavyweight Steve Simmons who beat James Toal in the Junior Commonwealth box-offs earlier this month will represent Scotland in the Boxam tournament to be held in Almeria, Spain on the 4th to the 9th of October.
Quoted in the Scotsman, coach John McKay said, “It’s no more than the lad deserves as I was really […]
Alex Arthur told the Daily Record today that if he beats Ghana’s Eric Odumasi on the 22nd of October he wants to fight again in December to make up for a frustrating 12 months out of the ring.
The WBF Inter Continental champion defends his title against Odumasi on the Calzaghe v Salem card at the […]
The Eastern District Amateur Boxing Championships will take place at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday the 28th of November.
Glasgow’s Willie Limmond will make his first defence of his European Community (EEC) Super Featherweight title against Ali Oubaali of France.
The Frenchman, who will be 27 when he faces Limmond, won 13 of his first 14 fights by knockouts, earning him the nickname “The Hurricane”. His only two defeats have come this year and most […]
London based Dave Stewart chalked up his 14th win as a professional and kept his unbeaten record by outpointing Bobbie Vanzie at Wembley tonight.
29 year old Stewart from Irvine was scheduled to fight Peter McDonagh for the Southern Area lightweight title, but the Bermondsey boxer pulled out through injury and perhaps surprisingly Vanzie stepped in […]
Paisley’s punching postie, Kevin McIntyre, has been nominated to fight Glen McClarnon for the vacant Celtic Welterweight title.
McLarnon who comes from Lurgan in Northern Ireland was due to meet Bradley Pryce for the title, but Pryce’s nomination was withdrawn when he was stopped by Ajose Olusegun in Newport on the 3rd of September.
No date or […]
Former British Featherweight Champion and world class trainer, Bobby Neill, is to be inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall Of Fame on the 9th of October. You’ll find an excellent article on Bobby and his achievements courtesy of boxing historian Brian McDonald in today’s Scotsman.
WBO World Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison has set up his training camp in Torquay ahead of his forthcoming title defence on the 29th of October at the Braehead Arena.
Scott usually heads for the more spartan surroundings of Fort William in Scottish Highlands, but the Cornish Riviera isn’t going to be a picnic for the boxer.
“A […]
Gilmerton’s Jason Hastie upset the form book at the Commonwealth Youth Games Box-Offs on Friday by beating Paul Appleby 15-13 on points.
Appleby, the Scottish Youth Bantamweight Champion, who boxes out of Craigmillar, had beaten Hastie twice before and was favourite to win again, but in a very close fight the judges’ scorecards gave it to […]
Perth’s Pinky Burton will defend his British Masters Cruiserweight title when he tops the bill at the members only St Andrew’s Club on the 20th of September.
Burton, who is now based in Yorkshire, will face 29 year old Valery Odin from Canning Town who has a record of six wins and eight defeats. One of […]