- MPs seek 'answers' on independence
- Pilot run for domestic abuse court
- Trial date for murder accused, 13
- Implant victim issues scans appeal
- Construction firm in liquidation
- £4m lottery winner was 'going mad'
- Family blasts rally crash decision
- US analyst wary of independence bid
- Sillars questions 'devo max' option
- Unemployment rate up by 16,000
- Independence 'key to growth boost'
- Ferry collides with harbour wall
- Bid to rescue crisis-hit Rangers
- BAA warning on Heathrow hub plans
- Shop sales fall biggest since 1999
- Further fall in house prices: Study
- Man charged in house attack inquiry
- Marchers support same-sex marriage
- Toddler death case report released
- Two arrested after house drugs raid
Boxing
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: 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.
1 commentGlove 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.
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.
1 commentDigest: 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.
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.
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.
- Rangers run into the ground as furious HRMC battles to claw back tax
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
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Wednesday 15 February 2012
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