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Boxing: Black day for McMillan as icy mishap KOs Gavin fight

Edinburgh’s British Masters welterweight champion Gary McMillan admitted today that he was “totally gutted” as he was ruled out of a forthcoming glamour fight after slipping on black ice.

Boxing: All Black Williams wins NZ heavyweight title

All Blacks rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has won the vacant New Zealand heavyweight boxing title, beating New Zealand-based American fighter Clarence Tillman III by technical knockout in the first round.

Changing room chat: Tyson (no, not that one) ‘chickens out’

FEATHERS were flying in the boxing world yesterday when talks over an all-British heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and David Price collapsed in acrimony, with the latter’s camp left squawking with anger.

Boxing: Josh Taylor

JOSH TAYLOR, the Edinburgh lightweight, is savouring the thought that he will have an opportunity to catch the eye of several influential figures when he leads a five-man Scotland team against England in a ground-breaking amateur international at the St Andrew’s Sporting Club later this month.

Boxing: Gary McMillan out to show he’s no underdog

Edinburgh’s British Masters welterweight champion Gary McMillan has rubbished claims he’ll be a massive underdog when he takes on former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin.

Boxing: McMillan poised for glamour clash with Gavin in Cardiff

Edinburgh’s British Masters welterweight champion, Gary McMillan, has taken a huge step up in class by agreeing to face Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on February 25 on a show promoted by Frank Warren.

Angelo Dundee signing photographs at a sporting legends dinner in 2008. Picture: Getty

Angelo Dundee: Genius in the corner who galvanised The Greatest

ANGELO Dundee was a brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, writes Tim Dahlberg.

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Glove story that lingered

ANGELO Dundee will also be remembered in Britain for his role in Ali’s defeat of our own heavyweight icon Henry Cooper at Wembley in 1963.

Tributes flood in for best motivator in boxing history

BOXING promoter Bob Arum led the tributes to legendary trainer Angelo Dundee yesterday, having worked with him countless times over the years.

Capital football refs box clever to get in shape

LOCAL football referees have enlisted the help of a former Scottish super- middleweight boxing champion as they seek to improve their fitness, writes SCOTT THOMSON.

Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya gives Alex Arthur McEwan extra

Alex ARTHUR has struck a verbal deal with legendary former world champion and head of Golden Boy promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, to feature Edinburgh middleweight Craig McEwan on his next boxing bill in the Capital.

Boxing: Ormond test for Appleby

SOUTH QUEENSFERRY’S Paul Appleby has been given a chance to re-establish himself at championship level on the undercard of WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns’ next world title defence against Paulus Moses, writes BRIAN DONALD.

Boxing: Jenkins keeps billiards title

In the match played over two hours, Jenkins led for almost 90 minutes before Knowles made an excellent break of 50 to open up a lead for the first time. He stayed ahead until there was only a few minutes of play remaining when Jenkins regained the lead. However, Knowles was to get one more chance but after reducing the deficit to only one point and on the verge of potting a final red for victory, the time ran out and therefore handed the title to Jenkins in dramatic circumstances.

Paulin shows his steel at Ravenscraig

Meadowbank’s Eastern lightweight champion Lewis Paulin stole the show at the 2012 Scottish Amateur Intermediate Boxing Championships in Ravenscraig, Motherwell.

Warren’s team make it clear that DeGale is staying put

James DeGALE’S management team Frank Warren Promotions have insisted the Olympic gold medallist remained under contract to them until April 2013.

Boxing: Derby bouts on cards at Ravenscraig

SOME intriguing derby clashes could be on the cards at tomorrow’s Scottish Intermediate Boxing Championships at Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Motherwell.

Ricky Burns was confirmed WBO lightweight champion last night. Picture: Getty

Boxing: Joy for Ricky Burns as world title is confirmed

RICKY Burns has been confirmed as the World Boxing Organisation lightweight champion after Juan Manuel Marquez moved up a weight division.

Chisora is undeterred by criticism

Dereck Chisora could not care less about the critics who have already written off his chances of pulling off a shock victory over WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

Boxing: Meadowbank fighters shine at own show

Eastern lightweight champion Lewis Paulin and light-welterweight Sean Spence were star performers at the Meadowbank Amateur Boxing Club show at Woodburn Miners’ Club in Dalkeith.

Boxing: Wembley an inspiration to Kenny Anderson

Edinburgh super-middleweight Kenny Anderson has promised George Groves a boxing equivalent of what happened on the Wembley football pitch in 1977.

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Digest: Gary Cornish keeps up fine record

Inverness heavyweight Gary Cornish extended his record to five wins out of five with a points decision over Lithuanian Remigijus Ziausys in Liverpool last night.

Pushkar Singh

Boxing: McCormack has high hopes for Pushkar’s Pun-jab

A FOUR-TIME Punjab champion and Indian national silver medallist has joined Lochend Boxing Club looking to make his mark in Scotland.

Burns keen to face Mitchell on home soil

Ricky Burns has targeted Kevin Mitchell for a summertime all-British battle – and he wants it to be in Scotland.

Boxing: Meadowbank to showcase latest talent

Meadowbank amateur boxing club are hoping their 14-bout show at Woodburn Miners Club in Dalkeith tomorrow evening can act as a major relaunching exercise.

Boxing: Craigmillar youths win titles

Three Craigmillar boxing young guns won youth and junior titles in the 2012 Eastern District Youth Championships held in Cardenden, Fife.

Amir Khan is keen for a rematch, but Lamont Petersen has lodged a counter-appeal. Photo: PA

Peterson lodges appeal against Khan rematch

Lamont Peterson has lodged “a comprehensive written appeal” against the WBA’s decision to order a rematch against Amir Khan.

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