Craig McEwan (boxer)

Craig McEwan
Statistics
Real name	Craig MacIntosh McEwan
Nickname(s)	Scottish
Rated at	Middleweight
Nationality	Scottish
Born	April 13, 1982 (1982-04-13) (age 29) Edinburgh, Scotland
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	19
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Craig McEwan (born 13 April 1982) is a Scottish boxer raised in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. He began attending boxing classes at Clovenstone Amateur Boxing Club, aged seven, coached by his father Rab. McEwan turned professional in 2006 and is currently fighting at middleweight. He holds a career record of 19 wins with 10 by way of knockout, and two losses.

Amateur career

McEwan had his first competitive bout aged eleven. During his teenage years McEwan developed into one of Scotland's top amateur boxers. In his thirteen years as an amateur boxer he fought three hundred and seventy-six matches, won ten gold medals in international tournaments, and regularly captained the Scottish International Team. On several occasions he was 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. In 2005, McEwan broke Scotland's amateur boxing record by winning three gold medals at the international level.

Professional career

McEwan is a highly-touted prospect and his talent and skills were enough to be signed by promoter Oscar De La Hoya as Golden Boy Promotions' second British fighter. McEwan previously fought out of The Wild Card gym in Hollywood, where he was trained by world renowned trainer Freddie Roach.

In a fight on March 12, 2011 against Irish boxer Andy Lee billed "The Celtic War", McEwan, after an almost perfect boxing performance, was convincingly knocked out in the 10th round by a left hook. Two of the fight's judges had the match scored even while one had McEwan with a slight edge.^[1]

On November 5, 2011, McEwan was knocked out by Peter Quillin in the sixth round of their fight in Cancún, Mexico. McEwan protested the decision, claiming referee Manolo Alcocer stopped the fight too early.^[2][3]

Professional Boxing Record

19 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	19-1	Andy Lee	TKO	10 (10) 0:56	March 12, 2011 (2011-03-12)	Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	19-0	Danny Perez	MD	10 (10)	July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	18-0	Kris Andrews	TKO	8 (8) 2:11	April 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)	Mandalay Bay Resort, Temecula, California, United States
Win	17-0	James Parison	UD	8 (8)	November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28)	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win	16-0	Darnell Boone	SD	8 (8)	June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27)	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	15-0	Brian Vera	UD	10 (10)	May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08)	Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Win	14-0	Alexis Division	KO	1 (8) 1:49	April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11)	Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	13-0	Ivan Stovall	TKO	7 (8) 2:38	February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California United States
Win	12-0	Hilario Lopez	UD	8 (8)	September 27, 2008 (2008-09-27)	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States
Win	11-0	Juan Sanchez	TKO	3 (8) 1:35	April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04)	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
Win	10-0	Erik Rafael Esquivel	UD	8 (8)	February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22)	Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States
Win	9-0	Alfredo Contreras	UD	8 (8)	December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07)	MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8-0	Anthony Cannon	UD	6 (6)	November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02)	Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States
Win	7-0	Nick Collins	TKO	5 (6) 1:34	September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	6-0	Valentino Jalomo	TKO	4 (6) 1:07	July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	5-0	Julio Perez	TKO	3 (4) 2:08	July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06)	McAllen Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, United States
Win	4-0	Isirdo Arreola	TKO	4 (4) 0:44	February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10)	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	3-0	Valentino Jalomo	UD	4 (4) :	December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	2-0	Tomas Padron	TKO	4 (4) 2:21	October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	1-0	George Montalvo	TKO	1 (4) 2:16	September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16)	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

References

1. ^ "Andy Lee stuns McEwan with KO". http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2011/0313/boxing.html. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
2. ^ Mayo, David (November 5, 2011). "Peter Quillin improves to 26-0, moves closer to middleweight title shot with TKO victory". The Grand Rapids Press. http://www.mlive.com/boxing/index.ssf/2011/11/peter_quillin_improves_to_26-0.html. Retrieved November 7, 2011. 
3. ^ Woods, Michael (November 6, 2011). "5 things we learned from Kirkland-Angulo". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/boxing/blog/_/name/boxing/id/7198480/5-things-learned-james-kirkland-alfredo-angulo. Retrieved November 7, 2011. 

External links

• Craigs Page on MySpace
• British Boxing Bio
• Craig McEwan Boxing Record
• Official Web Site

Persondata
Name	Macewan, Craig M.
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish boxer
Date of birth	13 April 1982
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death