Boxing: McEwan reigns in Las Vegas

CAPITAL ace Craig McEwan retained his unbeaten record as a pro boxer in American rings by stopping Canadian champion Kris Andrews in round eight of their Las Vegas showdown.

In front of a massive crowd at Las Vegas's Mandalay Bay Arena ex-Wester Hailes resident McEwan upped his unbeaten record as a light-middleweight to 18 wins against Edmonton southpaw Andrews.

A jubilant McEwan said: "I am returning to Edinburgh later in April for a rest with my wife Sally and 19-month-old son so that my wife can have our second child, which is due in June, in Edinburgh. I'll meet my dad Rab, who is also my former amateur coach, at Clovenstone to keep fit."

Meanwhile, Lochend light-flyweight, 14-year-old Liam Tervet, outpointed Broadwood's Andrew Tham 7-4 to win the 1994 age group title at Saturday's Scottish Schoolboys and Youth boxing championships in Coatbridge. Midlothian flyweight Scott Brown won his Scottish title by outscoring Barn's Aidan McGlynn by 6-4.

Craigmillar flyweight Joe Murray, 13, counterpunched his way to a 4-3 semi-final win over Broadwood's Lee Dale before losing 5-3 to Barn's Paul Martin in the final. Craigmillar flyweight James Bruce was disqualified from his fight after failing to emerge from the dressing-room in time.