John Docherty (boxer)

John Docherty
Born	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27)[1] Inverness, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	13
Wins	12
Wins by KO	9
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Middleweight Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Samoa Middleweight

John Docherty (born 30 October 1997) is a retired Scottish professional boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Scotland in the middleweight division.

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]

Docherty retired at the age of 25 in late 2022, to the surprise of many, citing medical concerns.[4]

Professional boxing record

13 fights	12 wins	1 loss
By knockout	9	0
By decision	3	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
13	Win	12–1	Jordan Grant	KO	2 (8), 2:49	26 Feb 2022	SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
12	Win	11–1	Kristaps Zulgis	KO	3 (6), 1:33	19 Feb 2022	Trump Turnberry, Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland
11	Win	10–1	Darryl Sharp	PTS	6	14 Nov 2021	Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10	Loss	9–1	Jack Cullen	UD	10	14 Nov 2020	Wembley Arena, London, England
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

References

1. "John Docherty - Team Scotland". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "John Docherty: Commonwealth bronze medallist signs pro boxing deal". BBC Sport. 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.
4. Shanks, Ciaran (10 November 2022). "Boxing star John Docherty retires over 'medical concerns'". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

External links

• Boxing record for John Docherty from BoxRec (registration required)