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Paul Weir
Born
Paul Weir

(1967-09-16) 16 September 1967 (age 56)
Glasgow, Scotland
Other namesThe Mighty Atom
Statistics
Weight classMini Fly Weight, Light Fly Weight, Fly Weight
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins14
Wins by KO4
Losses6
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  Scotland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Gothenburg Light flyweight

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,[1] having held the WBO mini-flyweight title in 1993 and the WBO junior-flyweight title from 1994 to 1995.

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.[2]

In 2010, Weir returned to boxing as a trainer.[3] Weir's fighters include Craig Docherty, Derry Mathews, and John Simpson.

In 2022 he received the BJJ Black Belt at Entropy Jiu Jitsu from Professor Thabet Al Taher.[4]

Professional boxing record

20 fights 14 wins 6 losses
By knockout 4 3
By decision 10 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
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

  1. ^ "Paul Weir Q&A: Britain's First And Only 105lb & 108lb World Champion". Boxing News 24. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Paul Weir Q&A: Britain's First And Only 105lb & 108lb World Champion". Boxing News 24. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ Jim Black, "Former champion Weir relishes new role", BBC Sport Scotland, 7 August 2010
  4. ^ "WELCOME TO ENTROPY JIU JITSU". WELCOME TO ENTROPY JIU JITSU. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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Sporting positions World boxing titles VacantTitle last held byRafael Torres WBO mini-flyweight champion 15 May 1993 – 16 December 1993Vacated VacantTitle next held byAlex Sánchez VacantTitle last held byMichael Carbajal WBO junior-flyweight champion 23 November 1994 – 18 November 1995 Succeeded byJacob Matlala


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