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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Edinburgh, SCO |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Lochend Amateur Boxing Club: Edinburgh, SCO |
General Interest | |
| Other sports | He holds a first-degree black belt in taekwondo and was also a Scottish and British champion. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He had always watched boxing on tv but there were no boxing clubs in his area, so he was originally a British taekwondo champion. His trainer encouraged him to go to boxing lessons to strengthen his hands. Within two months he had quit taekwondo for boxing. |
| Name of coach | Terry McCormack |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Southpaw |
| Training Regime | "A combination of advanced plyometrics and old fashioned boxing basics is utilised in conditioning routines designed to toughen both body and mind for the rigours of the ring". |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began boxing when he was 15 at Meadowbank because there was a club near his mum's workplace. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Lifeguard |
| Languages | English |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Scotland |