Boxing: Fans honour city legend

THE legendary Ken Buchanan for once found himself upstaged last night.

Edinburgh's former world lightweight champion received sustained ringside applause from the capacity crowd at the Lochend club boxing show to honour the 40th anniversary of his world title in Puerto Rico, but the Lochend hero of the show was the club welterweight Tommy Philbin.

Trailing 6-5, Philbin's classy points win over tough Port Glasgow club southpaw Don Brown tied the overall result at 6-6 - making honours even.

Again, with the score 5-4 for the west team, Lochend lightweight Stephen Tiffney battled hard to beat Craigmillar's equally impressive Tony James.

Similarly, unluckiest Lochend loser was light-welterweight David Dickson, who lost a split points decision against Fifer Tom Brunton.

Lochend lightweight Lewis Benson gave a commanding winning performance over Coatbridge Barn rival and Scottish youth champion Martin Duffy. Scottish featherweight champion Kevin Skey was well outpointed by Darlington's English internationalist Henry Thomas, although Craigmillar's Lee Daykin impressed in beating Lochend's Bradley Forbes.