Paul Weir
Paul Weir (born 16 September 1967) is a Scottish professional boxer and a former WBO minimumweight champion. Weir is undefeated WBO Minimum Weight Champion and former WBO Light Flyweight Champion.
| Paul Weir | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Paul Weir |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 16 September 1967 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
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 minimumweight title in his sixth professional fight, with a TKO win over Fernando Martinez in 1993. He defended the belt once against [[Lindi Memani https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/1586and relinquished the belt before moving up in weight to challenge Josue Camacho for the WBO light flyweight title. He lost the bout, but Camacho vacated the belt and he defeated [[Paul Oulden https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/32310 for the vacant WBO light flyweight title in 1994. He defended the belt once against Ric Magramo https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/3762 before losing it to Jacob Matlala - https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/668 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.
Trainer
In 2010, Weir returned to boxing as a trainer.[1] Weir's fighters include Craig Docherty, [[Kris Hughes- Scottish Feather Weight Champion [Jonathan Slowey]] WBC Int Feather Weight Champion] [Jason Hastie] Alexander White and Derry Mathews (British Lightweight Champion)John SimpsonWBC Int Super Feather Weight Champion) https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/143365
Paul Weir now competes at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a Brown Belt in the Master 60kgs Division.
See also
- List of Mini-flyweight boxing champions
- List of light-flyweight boxing champions
References
- Jim Black, "Former champion Weir relishes new role", BBC Sport Scotland, 7 August 2010
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Rafael Torres |
WBO minimumweight champion May 15, 1993 – 1993 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Alex Sánchez |
| Vacant Title last held by Michael Carbajal |
WBO light flyweight champion November 23, 1994 – November 18, 1995 |
Succeeded by Jacob Matlala |