Paul Weir
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| Real name | Paul Weir | |||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1967 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 6 | |||||||||||||
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Paul Weir (born 16 September 1967) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2000. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO mini-flyweight title in 1993 and the WBO junior-flyweight title from 1994 to 1995.
Amateur career
- Western District Champion 1986
- Scottish Champion 1989, 1990, 1991
- 1989 Norway Box Cup (Silver Medal)
- 1989 European Championships (Athens)
- 1989 Canada Cup
- 1989 Diamond Jubilee (Gold Medal – Belfast)
- 1990 ABA Final
- 1990 Commonwealth Games (Auckland)
- 1990 Canada Cup (Bronze Medal)
- 1990 World Cup (Bombay)
- 1991 European Championships (Bronze Medal – Gothenburg)
- 1991 Canada Cup (Bronze Medal)
- 1991 World Championships (Sydney), fought against Ireland, England, Wales, USA, East Germany.
Professional career
Weir turned professional in 1992 and captured the vacant WBO mini-flyweight title in his sixth professional fight, with a TKO win over Fernando Martínez in 1993. He defended the belt once against Lindi Memani and relinquished the belt before moving up in weight to challenge Josue Camacho for the WBO junior-flyweight title. He lost the bout, but Camacho vacated the belt and he defeated Paul Oulden for the vacant WBO junior-flyweight title in 1994. He defended the belt once against Ric Magramo before losing it to Jacob Matlala after Weir was unable to continue due to a deep cut from an accidental headbutt in the fifth round. They rematched the following year and Weir lost via TKO in the tenth.
Training career
In 2010, Weir returned to boxing as a trainer.[1] Weir's fighters include Craig Docherty, Kris Hughes, Jonathan Slowey, Jason Hastie, Alexander White, Derry Mathews, and John Simpson.
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights | 14 wins | 6 losses |
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| By knockout | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 10 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 20 | Loss | 14–6 | Stevie Quinn | PTS | 4 | 11 Nov 2000 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Island | |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 8 | 30 Sep 2000 | Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, England | |
| 18 | Loss | 13–5 | Alfonso Zvenyika Lambarda | TKO | 11 (12) | 26 Jan 1998 | St Andrew's SC, Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | For vacant CBC flyweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 13–4 | Jesper Jensen | TKO | 8 (12) | 2 May 1997 | Randers Hall, Randers, Denmark | For EBU flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 8 | 28 Feb 1997 | Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Scotland | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Lyndon Kershaw | PTS | 6 | 11 Oct 1996 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, England | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Louis Veitch | KO | 1 (8) | 3 Jun 1996 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 13 | Loss | 10–3 | Jacob Matlala | TKO | 10 (12), 1:55 | 13 Apr 1996 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England | For WBO junior-flyweight title |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Jacob Matlala | TD | 5 (12), 2:36 | 18 Nov 1995 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Lost WBO junior-flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Jose Luis Velarde | PTS | 10 | 29 Jul 1995 | Ice Rink, Whitley Bay, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Ric Magramo | UD | 12 | 5 Apr 1995 | Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland | Retained WBO junior-flyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Paul Oulden | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 1994 | Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland | Won vacant WBO junior-flyweight title |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Josué Camacho | UD | 12 | 2 Feb 1994 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | For WBO junior-flyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Lindi Memani | UD | 12 | 25 Oct 1993 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained WBO mini-flyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Fernando Martínez | TKO | 7 (12), 1:28 | 15 May 1993 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant WBO mini-flyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kevin Jenkins | PTS | 8 | 6 Mar 1993 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Shaun Norman | PTS | 8 | 23 Nov 1992 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Neil Parry | TKO | 4 (8) | 21 Sep 1992 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Louis Veitch | PTS | 6 | 9 Jul 1992 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Eddie Vallejo | KO | 2 (6) | 27 Apr 1992 | Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
See also
References
- ^ Jim Black, "Former champion Weir relishes new role", BBC Sport Scotland, 7 August 2010
External links
- Boxing record for Paul Weir from BoxRec (registration required) (archive)
- Personal website
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