Craig McEwan (boxer)

Craig McEwan (born 13 April 1982) is a Scottish boxer raised in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, Scotland. 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 21 wins, with 10 by way of knockout and four losses.

Craig McEwan
Statistics
Real nameCraig MacIntosh McEwan
Nickname(s)Scottish
Weight(s)Middleweight
NationalityScottish
Born (1982-04-13) 13 April 1982
Edinburgh, Scotland
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins23
Wins by KO10
Losses4
Draws2
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Light middleweight
Arafura Games[1]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Darwin Middleweight
Multi Nations Tournament[2][3]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Ballybunion Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Liverpool Middleweight
British Nations Tournament[4]
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Liverpool Middleweight

Amateur career

McEwan had his first competitive bout at age 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' first Scottish 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 12 March 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.[5]

On 5 November 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.[6][7]

In early 2012, his contract was not renewed by Golden Boy and he returned to the UK.

On 3 November 2012, McEwan suffered the third loss of his professional career when he lost a split decision in the quarter-final of a prizefighter tournament to a decorated Nigerian amateur boxing champion who went by the name of Larry Ekundayo (5–0). Ekundayo went on to win the tournament.

In April 2013, he signed a four-fight deal with New York-based promoter, Lou DiBella.

In December 2013, he lost a Unanimous Decision to American Dashon Johnson in New York. McEwan cited lack of support from his promoter & proper preparation following an extended absence from the ring, even struggling to organise sparring partners prior to the fight.[8]

Professional boxing record
29 fights 23 wins 4 losses
By knockout 12 2
By decision 11 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Draw 23–4–2 Sam Omidi PTS 4 4 Mar 2016 Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, Scotland
28 Win 23–4–1 Vaclav Skromach TKO 1 (6), 2:29 15 Aug 2015 Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland
27 Loss 22–4–1 Dashon Johnson UD 6 4 Dec 2013 BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, US
26 Draw 22–3–1 Alistair Warren TD 1 (6), 2:33 13 Apr 2013 Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Scotland Fight stopped after Warren suffered an accidental cut.
25 Win 22–3 Mariusz Biskupski KO 2 (8), 1:05 8 Dec 2012 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
24 Loss 21–3 Larry Ekundayo SD 3 3 Nov 2012 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Quarter-final
23 Win 21–2 Jay Morris PTS 6 1 Sep 2012 Ice Arena, Dundee, Scotland
22 Win 20–2 Paul Morby PTS 8 14 Apr 2012 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
21 Loss 19–2 Peter Quillin TKO 6 (10), 2:23 5 Nov 2011 Centro de Convenciones, Cancún, Mexico
20 Loss 19–1 Andy Lee TKO 10 (10), 0:56 12 Mar 2011 MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
19 Win 19–0 Danny Perez MD 10 23 Jul 2010 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, US
18 Win 18–0 Kris Andrews TKO 8 (8), 2:11 3 Apr 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
17 Win 17–0 James Parison UD 8 28 Nov 2009 Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
16 Win 16–0 Darnell Boone SD 8 27 Jun 2009 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US
15 Win 15–0 Brian Vera UD 10 8 May 2009 Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas, US
14 Win 14–0 Alexis Divison KO 1 (8), 1:49 11 Apr 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
13 Win 13–0 Ivan Stovall TKO 7 (8), 2:38 19 Feb 2009 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, US
12 Win 12–0 Hilario Lopez UD 8 27 Sep 2008 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US
11 Win 11–0 Juan Sanchez TKO 3 (8), 1:35 4 Jul 2008 Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, US
10 Win 10–0 Erik Rafael Esquivel UD 8 22 Feb 2008 Morongo Casino, Cabazon, California, US
9 Win 9–0 Alfredo Contreras UD 8 7 Dec 2007 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
8 Win 8–0 Anthony Cannon UD 6 2 Nov 2007 Morongo Casino, Cabazon, California, US
7 Win 7–0 Nick Collins TKO 5 (6), 1:34 7 Sep 2007 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, US
6 Win 6–0 Valentino Jalomo TKO 4 (6), 1:07 27 Jul 2007 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, US
5 Win 5–0 Julio Perez TKO 3 (4), 2:08 6 Jul 2007 Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, US
4 Win 4–0 Isidro Arreola TKO 4 (4), 0:44 10 Feb 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
3 Win 3–0 Valentino Jalomo UD 4 8 Dec 2006 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, US
2 Win 2–0 Tomas Padron TKO 4 (4), 2:21 6 Oct 2006 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, US
1 Win 1–0 George Nicholas Montalvo TKO 1 (4), 2:16 16 Sep 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US

References
  1. "7.Arafura Games - Darwin, Australia - May 14-21 2005". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "11.Multi Nations Tournament- Liverpool, England - July 25-29 2005". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Multi Nations Tournament - Ballybunion, Ireland - November 22-25 2005". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "British Four Nations Tournament - Liverpool, England - March 24-27 2005". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "Andy Lee stuns McEwan with KO". RTÉ News. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  6. Mayo, David (5 November 2011). "Peter Quillin improves to 26–0, moves closer to middleweight title shot with TKO victory". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  7. Woods, Michael (6 November 2011). "5 things we learned from Kirkland-Angulo". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  8. "No more California Dreamin' for Craig McEwan". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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