The Fighting McIlroys - BBC1 Scotland Monday 9pm

Set your videos or put your feet up in front of the box on Monday night because on BBC1 Scotland at 9pm a boxing documentary called The Fighting McIlroys will be shown.

The fly on the wall programme centres around the Stevenston gym set up by unemployed Hugh McIlroy to keep his own kids and others off the streets and the struggle he has to keep it open.

Hugh's own youth was blighted by gang related incidents that saw him spend time in various institutions, but his sheer desire to give his own boys a better start in life, as well as the kids of others, has paid dividends - especially in boxing.

His oldest son, George McIlroy, was a Scottish amateur champion who now fights professionally under Tommy Gilmour and is unbeaten in his four professional fights to date. And his younger boys, Jamie and Shug are doing well in the amateur ranks too and could well follow suit.

Filmed over two years, it captures much of the essence of grassroots boxing in Scotland today and is a documentary that you won't want to miss.

Posted by scottish-boxing at January 14, 2005 09:15 PM