John Docherty (boxer)

John Docherty (born 30 October 1997) is a Scottish professional boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Scotland in the middleweight division.

John Docherty
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-middleweight
NationalityScottish
Born (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997[1]
Inverness, Scotland
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins12
Wins by KO9
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Middleweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samoa Middleweight

Amateur career

Docherty won the British junior championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, he won gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games and silver at the European Youth championships. In 2017, Docherty won gold at the Scottish Elite Championships and the GB Three Nations Championships at senior level. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Professional career

In 2018, Docherty turned professional signing a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.[2] On 13 October, he won his professional debut with an 18 second knockout over Jordan Latimer.[3]

Professional boxing record

10 fights 9 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 0
By decision 2 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 9–1 United Kingdom Jack Cullen UD 10 14 Nov 2020 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Anthony Fox TKO 7 (8), 1:02 14 Aug 2020 United Kingdom Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
8 Win 8–0 Nicaragua Pablo Mendoza TKO 1 (6), 3:00 8 Feb 2020 United Kingdom FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Lewis van Poetsch PTS 6 19 Oct 2019 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Darryl Sharp PTS 4 2 Aug 2019 United Kingdom Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Nicaragua Wilmer Gonzalez TKO 1 (4) 18 May 2019 United Kingdom SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Yailton Neves TKO 2 (4), 2:59 2 Mar 2019 United Kingdom East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
3 Win 3–0 Poland Przemyslaw Binienda TKO 1 (4), 1:59 2 Feb 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Angel Mariano Castillo TKO 2 (4), 0:59 30 Nov 2018 Italy Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Jordan Latimer KO 1 (4), 0:18 13 Oct 2018 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England

References

  1. "John Docherty - Team Scotland". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. "John Docherty: Commonwealth bronze medallist signs pro boxing deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. Wallace, Sean. "Devastating 18-second pro debut win for Byron Boxing Club-trained Docherty". Evening Express. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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