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Craig McEwan

Craig McEwan (Born: 13th April 1982 in Edinburgh,Scotland) is an undefeated Scottish boxer, currently residing in Hollywood,California in the United States of America.

Biography

Born on 13th April 1982 in Edinburgh,Scotland to Robert McEwan.He attended Clovenstone primary school in Edinburgh where he showed a great fondness for boxing from an early age. After leaving Clovenstone primary in 1994 he attended the Wester Hailes Education Centre untill 1998. Craig has two elder brothers one of whom is also called Robert who is serving in the british army. He lives with his fiance Sally who is expecting their baby.

Amateur

He began attending boxing classes at Clovenstone Amateur Boxing Club, aged seven, coached by his father Rab. He had his first competitive bout aged eleven. During his teenage years Craig developed into one of Scotland’s top amateur boxers. His fast switch-hitting style soon ensured that he was not only a winner but also a crowd pleaser. In his thirteen years as an amateur boxer he notched up an impressive three hundred and seventy-six fights, winning ten gold medals in international tournaments and was a regular captain of the Scottish International Team. On several occasions he has been crowned Scottish champion at both junior and senior level, as well as being European Junior Champion and Senior British & Irish Four Nations Champion. He has twice represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in 2002 at age 21. In 2005 he broke Scotland’s amateur boxing record by winning a hat trick of golds at international level. Craig is currently staying in Hollywood and living out his childhood dream of training in the legendary Wild Card Gym under the guidance of Freddy Roach.

Profesional career

Craig turned pro in 2006 and moved to Hollywood,California after signing with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. Trained by Freddie Roach, he got his professional career started on the 16th of September 2006. As pro debut come, few will be as memorable as a KO win at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on a boxing card featuring three world title fights and boxers like Marco Antonio Barrera, Rocky Juarez, Joan Guzman and Israel Vazquez. The 24 year old former Clovenstone boxer was up against 28 year old George Montalvo from Nebraska who himself had just the one win to his name from four outings before facing McEwan.The Scotsman set about his opponent from the opening bell throwing punches in bunches, forcing referee, Robert Byrd, to step in after just two minutes 16 seconds of round one. A fantastic start in the professional ranks for the former amateur star and a night he will savour for many years to come. His current boxing record is 11-0-0 including 7 by KO.