John Docherty (boxer)

John Docherty (born 30 October 1997) is a British 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
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997[1]
Inverness, Scotland
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Middleweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
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
Professional record summary
9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Win 9–0 Anthony Fox TKO 7 (8), 1:02 14 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
8 Win 8–0 Pablo Mendoza TKO 1 (6), 3:00 8 Feb 2020 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
7 Win 7–0 Lewis van Poetsch PTS 6 19 Oct 2019 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6 Win 6–0 Darryl Sharp PTS 4 2 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Wilmer Gonzalez TKO 1 (4) 18 May 2019 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
4 Win 4–0 Yailton Neves TKO 2 (4), 2:59 2 Mar 2019 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
3 Win 3–0 Przemyslaw Binienda TKO 1 (4), 1:59 2 Feb 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Angel Mariano Castillo TKO 2 (4), 0:59 30 Nov 2018 Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Jordan Latimer KO 1 (4), 0:18 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
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References
  1. "John Docherty - Team Scotland". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. "John Docherty: Commonwealth bronze medallist signs pro boxing deal". BBC. 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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