boxing

[18/03/07]

How did the boy from Wester hailes do in his fight tonight,I thought it would have been on t.v. I heard if he wins tonight his next fight might be at E.R.

[Jamie]

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I heard if he wins tonight his next fight might be at E.R.

****IN hope no, we've just got a new pitch, dinnae need elton ****ing john type thing again!!

[jws1875]

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How did the boy from Wester hailes do in his fight tonight,I thought it would have been on t.v. I heard if he wins tonight his next fight might be at E.R.

Well you heard right then

[Big_D]

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****IN hope no, we've just got a new pitch, dinnae need elton ****ing john type thing again!!

Getting bashed around the ring is a different thing where Elton's concerned

[Toaods]

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Getting bashed around the ring is a different thing where Elton's concerned

aye- he's one ring man that loves getting caught by a sucker's punch...

[Pretty Boy]

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How did the boy from Wester hailes do in his fight tonight,I thought it would have been on t.v. I heard if he wins tonight his next fight might be at E.R.

The fights in California so unlikely to have started yet. Check boxrec.com for confirmaton though, they update results very quickly.

As for his next fight being at ER, unlikely i would say. From my reading of what has been said he says he hopes to fight for a world title at ER. As far as i'm aware his trainer, Freddie Roach, thinks he is another couple of wins away from a title shot. Also despite his Edinburgh roots he has quite a small fanbase in Scotland. This is probably due to the lack of exposure he gets on British TV. A very well known fighter like Kevin Mitchell managed to pull 20 000ish to Upton park for his fight against the hugely exciting Michael Katsidis recently, i reckon at this stage Craig would be lucky to pull half that to ER for a fight. Should he win a title and fight a few times in Scotland/Britain and build a fanbase the opportunity may be there further down the line.

[Judas Iscariot]

Craig's a legend

Once he breaks through here I hope all us Hibees get behind him as he's a VERY talented lad and a very good local Hibee :notworthy:

[hibee4life1983]

I know craig, his fight tonite is against a very experienced guy, hes had 2 title fights (craigs had something like 280 amature fights so that shouldnt be a problem!) craig was 18-0. Before tnite so depending on tnites fights a title fight might just be around the corner, e.r would be a gqeat venue and rodimus prime would defo take the doh involved and id love to see him fight there. he does deserve a shot. great guy and great hibee.

[Spudster]

On a bit of different note. I know the UFC are wanting to come to Scotland next year but I can't think of a suitable venue (all UFCs are normally in venues between 12k and 22k). Would love to see it at ER and the events normally rake in the cash!

[Hibs On Tour]

Round 6 of 10 so far. Craig prob a round down and has been down once [half hit, half pulled]. Craig boxing cleaner and better but Perez doing more damage when he comes forward. Craig cut over right eye early on.

Needs to step it up if he's gonna with this...

[Hibs On Tour]

Still boxing better. Thrown/slipped again but fight pretty even albeit Craig boxing better.

[Hibs On Tour]

Prob even or Craig slightly ahead going into last with him starting to assert himself. Go on!

[Hibs On Tour]

Craig on points!

[SouthMoroccoStu]

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Craig on points!

Fantastic!!!

[Ernie Cobra]

Magic.....well done Craig!

[seanraff07]

Well done Craig.

Another Hibby making a name for themselfs.

[CallumLaidlaw]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/b...6908-22433852/

[Hibbyradge]

If he has a world title fight at ER, I'll be there.

[Ritchie]

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If he has a world title fight at ER, I'll be there.

Me too.... Think my season ticket will be valid??

[Judas Iscariot]

Well done Craig

[Hibs On Tour]

Just an aside folks, Craig was the better boxer by far throughout but he needs to ensure he stamps his authority on fights more. The cut was just one of those things but could have caused him more trouble, particularly with some refs as it was letting a fair amount of claret oot. The other guy seemed pretty strong and was probably doing more coming forward. That said, Craig was boxing himself out of it with good, lengthy combinations and good footwork.

Think the other guy coming forward so much was the reason for the close scoring - majority verdict on points. Last couple of rounds were real toe-to-toe stuff and the crowd was loving it. Crowd seemed about 50-50 at the finish as to the result and to be fair, it could have gone either way although I had Craig just edging it because he upped things in the last couple.

Good to get this guy out of the way safely and hopefully Craig can put on a more authoritative show in his next winning bout to make it 20-0. All in all, another good win from a fellow Hibby!

Here's to the title bout at ER!

[Oscar T Grouch]

It was never a split decision though, should have been unanimous, but a wins a win. Go on the Hibess. Even the fans are simply better the the yams in every way

[Hibs On Tour]

Report here:

Undefeated prospect Craig McEwan was given all that he could handle in his majority decision win over trialhorse Danny Perez in their ten-round middleweight bout on Friday night at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino in Temecula, California.

Scores were 97-93 (twice) and 95-95 for their Telefutura-televised main event.

Nothing came easy in the bout for McEwan, who weighed in at 161 lb for his second ten-round fight of his young career. The Glasgow, Scotland native – now fighting for Freddie Roach out of the Wild Card Gym – found himself in arguably his toughest fight since turning pro four years ago.

Such is often the case when fighters find themselves in the ring with Perez, traditionally a junior middleweight but moving up and weighing in at a career heaviest 161.8 lb. This bout was no exception, as indicated from the opening round, in which McEwan found himself contending with a cut just outside of his right eyelid.

The blood continued to flow throughout the fight, though McEwan’s corner did an exceptional job of disallowing the cut to ever become a factor.

What they couldn’t prevent was the determination of Perez, who did everything in his power to discourage the unbeaten rising star. The Californian’s most effective weapon was his overhand right, which he used to counter every time McEwan came in and overcommitted on any punch.

The tone was set early on, when Perez raced off of his stool in hopes of catching McEwan off guard. The strategy provided short-term success, though McEwan quickly turned things around and was momentarily able to avoid a brawl.

It only lasted so long, as Perez gathered his thoughts and came back strong every time McEwan threatened to pull away with the lead.

Roughhouse tactics were added for good measure, with McEwan twice being shoved to the canvas, including a hard push in the eighth round which resulted in referee Ray Colonna calling time to ask both fighters to keep it clean.

With the fight seemingly in the balance down the stretch, Perez remained in McEwan’s face in hopes of stealing a major victory and adding the scalp of yet another young prospect to his growing resume. With wins over Jose Luis Zertuche and Julio Cesar Garcia in recent years, Perez doesn’t always come just for the sake of playing the opponent role.

Still, McEwan remains at a stage in his career where he just doesn’t know how to lose. In this particular fight, he dug deep and let rip an impressive body attack, although it often left him vulnerable for right hands upstairs as Perez remained unfazed.

In the end, the judges were more impressed with McEwan’s busier workrate and more polished style. He improves to 19-0 (10KO), though picking up just his second win in a relatively slow 2010 campaign for the potentially great Scot.

Despite his A for effort, the end result goes in the books as a loss for Perez. He has now dropped three straight as he falls to 34-8 (17KO). While the losses start to pile up, Perez can take great pride in that he’s never been stopped in more than 14 years as a pro, and never for attempting to remain out of harm’s way.

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29507

[Dashing Bob S]

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Report here:

Undefeated prospect Craig McEwan was given all that he could handle in his majority decision win over trialhorse Danny Perez in their ten-round middleweight bout on Friday night at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino in Temecula, California.

Scores were 97-93 (twice) and 95-95 for their Telefutura-televised main event.

Nothing came easy in the bout for McEwan, who weighed in at 161 lb for his second ten-round fight of his young career. The Glasgow, Scotland native – now fighting for Freddie Roach out of the Wild Card Gym – found himself in arguably his toughest fight since turning pro four years ago.

Such is often the case when fighters find themselves in the ring with Perez, traditionally a junior middleweight but moving up and weighing in at a career heaviest 161.8 lb. This bout was no exception, as indicated from the opening round, in which McEwan found himself contending with a cut just outside of his right eyelid.

The blood continued to flow throughout the fight, though McEwan’s corner did an exceptional job of disallowing the cut to ever become a factor.

What they couldn’t prevent was the determination of Perez, who did everything in his power to discourage the unbeaten rising star. The Californian’s most effective weapon was his overhand right, which he used to counter every time McEwan came in and overcommitted on any punch.

The tone was set early on, when Perez raced off of his stool in hopes of catching McEwan off guard. The strategy provided short-term success, though McEwan quickly turned things around and was momentarily able to avoid a brawl.

It only lasted so long, as Perez gathered his thoughts and came back strong every time McEwan threatened to pull away with the lead.

Roughhouse tactics were added for good measure, with McEwan twice being shoved to the canvas, including a hard push in the eighth round which resulted in referee Ray Colonna calling time to ask both fighters to keep it clean.

With the fight seemingly in the balance down the stretch, Perez remained in McEwan’s face in hopes of stealing a major victory and adding the scalp of yet another young prospect to his growing resume. With wins over Jose Luis Zertuche and Julio Cesar Garcia in recent years, Perez doesn’t always come just for the sake of playing the opponent role.

Still, McEwan remains at a stage in his career where he just doesn’t know how to lose. In this particular fight, he dug deep and let rip an impressive body attack, although it often left him vulnerable for right hands upstairs as Perez remained unfazed.

In the end, the judges were more impressed with McEwan’s busier workrate and more polished style. He improves to 19-0 (10KO), though picking up just his second win in a relatively slow 2010 campaign for the potentially great Scot.

Despite his A for effort, the end result goes in the books as a loss for Perez. He has now dropped three straight as he falls to 34-8 (17KO). While the losses start to pile up, Perez can take great pride in that he’s never been stopped in more than 14 years as a pro, and never for attempting to remain out of harm’s way.

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29507

I suppose given that both Wester Hailes and Glasgow are large housing schemes on the west side of Edinburgh, it's easy for Americans or the BBC to mix them up.

[Toaods]

a wins a win in boxing - well done to Craig, no doubt he's starting to make a name for himself.....long may it continue.


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[matty_f]

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I suppose given that both Wester Hailes and Glasgow are large housing schemes on the west side of Edinburgh, it's easy for Americans or the BBC to mix them up.

[Gee7062]

I met Craig when on my hols in Las Vegas a couple of years ago when we were watching the France v Scotland match, the one when McFadden scored that 30yarder.

We got chatting and he came across as a good guy and was obviously very passionate about the Hibees altough he has lived in USA for a few years.

Lets hope he can go on to win a world title :

[Pretty Boy]

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Just an aside folks, Craig was the better boxer by far throughout but he needs to ensure he stamps his authority on fights more. The cut was just one of those things but could have caused him more trouble, particularly with some refs as it was letting a fair amount of claret oot. The other guy seemed pretty strong and was probably doing more coming forward. That said, Craig was boxing himself out of it with good, lengthy combinations and good footwork.

Think the other guy coming forward so much was the reason for the close scoring - majority verdict on points. Last couple of rounds were real toe-to-toe stuff and the crowd was loving it. Crowd seemed about 50-50 at the finish as to the result and to be fair, it could have gone either way although I had Craig just edging it because he upped things in the last couple.

Good to get this guy out of the way safely and hopefully Craig can put on a more authoritative show in his next winning bout to make it 20-0. All in all, another good win from a fellow Hibby!

Here's to the title bout at ER!

Pretty much how i saw it. Craig is a very skilled, technical boxer. The downside to that is that less gifted fighters may go one of 2 ways, either cover up and pot shot which can be awkward and make you look bad or go all out on the front foot and make life very uncomfortable and force you to be at the top of your game, the latter was what i saw from Perez last night. For me Craig is about 2 tough fights away from being ready for a title shot.

Whether he gets a title shot or not is a different matter. Unfortunately for him he isn'i bringing a whole lot to the table, whilst he is undoubtedly talented one of the alphabet champuons might see him as high risk for little reward, if they lose(which is a real possibility IMO) then it looks bad, if they win they have beaten an unheralded, relatively unknown fighter. The only way he could really get a top fighter in the ring is by promising a big pay day and i don't think he has the fan base to do that. Whilst moving to work with Freddie Roach was obviously brilliant boxing wise it means he has slipped under the radar somewhat to the British fans. Obviously a lot of folk from Edinburgh know him and probably a fair few Scottish casual fans as well but so many boxing 'fans' only really watch the super fights and have little knowledge of grass roots boxing or young British fighters. If you asked these guys to name a British fighter they would probably just about manage Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan and Joe Calzaghe. Are these people likely to travel to Edinburgh to watch a title fight, are Sky likely to invest the money to screen it when it might not draw a big enough audience to attract advertisments?

All Craig can do is keep winning and winning well and eventually it won't be possible to ignore him anymore.

[Hibs On Tour]

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Pretty much how i saw it. Craig is a very skilled, technical boxer. The downside to that is that less gifted fighters may go one of 2 ways, either cover up and pot shot which can be awkward and make you look bad or go all out on the front foot and make life very uncomfortable and force you to be at the top of your game, the latter was what i saw from Perez last night. For me Craig is about 2 tough fights away from being ready for a title shot.

Whether he gets a title shot or not is a different matter. Unfortunately for him he isn'i bringing a whole lot to the table, whilst he is undoubtedly talented one of the alphabet champuons might see him as high risk for little reward, if they lose(which is a real possibility IMO) then it looks bad, if they win they have beaten an unheralded, relatively unknown fighter. The only way he could really get a top fighter in the ring is by promising a big pay day and i don't think he has the fan base to do that. Whilst moving to work with Freddie Roach was obviously brilliant boxing wise it means he has slipped under the radar somewhat to the British fans. Obviously a lot of folk from Edinburgh know him and probably a fair few Scottish casual fans as well but so many boxing 'fans' only really watch the super fights and have little knowledge of grass roots boxing or young British fighters. If you asked these guys to name a British fighter they would probably just about manage Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan and Joe Calzaghe. Are these people likely to travel to Edinburgh to watch a title fight, are Sky likely to invest the money to screen it when it might not draw a big enough audience to attract advertisments?

All Craig can do is keep winning and winning well and eventually it won't be possible to ignore him anymore.

Agree with all that. Thought the move to the States and establishing himself there might have worked out quite clever though. He's coming through their ranks and might get more respect/kudos from the boxing scene for doing so and perhaps be less able to ignore him, particularly as a Roach protege.

As you say, all he can do is keep beating the guys put in front of him. Sometime down the line he'll get his shot.

[Hibs On Tour]

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a wins a win in boxing - well done to Craig, no doubt he's starting to make a name for himself.....long may it continue.


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