Human Interest |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Newarthill: England |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
He likes watching and playing football and supports Manchester United. He also enjoys listening to music and watching action movies. (upload.bebo.com, 13 Sep 2010) |
Injuries |
He has a recurring shoulder problem. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 20 Oct 2009)
He broke his foot and missed his assessment for the Great Britain scheme early in 2010. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 04 Mar 2010)
An injury kept him from competing in November 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 08 Oct 2009)
He didn't compete from March to October 2009 because his hand was fractured. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 20 Oct 2009)
He broke his leg and missed out on being in the Great Britain team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 04 Mar 2010)
He suffered an ankle injury that affected his performance at the 2008 Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 19 Mar 2009)
He was declared medically unfit to compete at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships with a right wrist injury. (unp.co.in, 17 Mar 2010) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
Never look down on somebody unless you're helping them up. (stormkennelsuk.piczo.com, 13 Sep 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Beating Russian boxer Nikita Ivanov. (upload.bebo.com, 13 Sep 2010) |
Ambitions |
To represent Great Britain and win a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. (news.bbc.co.uk, 12 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
He trains three times a day. He went to Germany and Spain for extra training for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Scotland |
Opponent |
Gevorg Gevorgian |
Tournament |
International Tournament |
Location |
Scotland |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Breeder |
General Interest |
Other information |
QUALIFYING FOR SCOTLAND He is from Lincolnshire, England, but he qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents. He almost didn't make it onto the Scottish team because Commonwealth protocol requires fighters to have fought their first fight five years prior to being picked, and his was only four years and nine months beforehand. He appealed and scored a spot on the team. (news.bbc.co.uk, 01 Sep 2010, livefight.com, 13 Sep 2010)
TURNING PRO He will not target a professional career until after the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. (thisislincolnshire.co.uk, 04 Mar 2010)
BUSINESSMAN He breeds, sells and imports Perro De Presa Canario dogs under the name of Storm Kennels U.K. (stormkennelsuk.piczo.com/?cr=1, 13 Sep 2010).
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
He has a son, Cordon-Rize, with girlfriend Gemma Sims. |
Residence |
Boston, ENG |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father used to be a boxer. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Steve Newns |