Reece John McFadden (born 1 June 1995) is a Scottish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Reece McFadden | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Reece John McFadden 1 June 1995 Bellshill, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scottish | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Fast Hands | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editCommonwealth Games results
editGlasgow 2014
- Round of 32: Defeated Andrew Selby (Wales) 3–0
- Round of 16: Defeated Charlie Edwards (England) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Oteng Oteng (Botswana) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Andrew Moloney 2–1
Gold Coast 2018
- Round of 16: Defeated Keevin Allicock (Guyana) 4–1
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Syed Muhammad Asif (Pakistan) 5–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Brendan Irvine (Northern Ireland) 4–1
Professional career
editOn 30 November 2018, McFadden made his professional debut against Elvis Guillen of Nicaragua. The fight went the full distance as McFadden won via comfortable points decision.[2] On 22 March 2019, McFadden fought professionally for a second time against Stefan Sashev. He won by a technical knockout after knocking his opponent down midway through the bout before eventually halting Sashev in the final round.[3]
McFadden's third professional fight was against Georgi Georgiev on 18 May 2019 where he secured another comfortable points victory.[4] On 22 June 2019, McFadden maintained his unbeaten record after gaining another points victory by defeating Joel Sanchez.[5]
Professional boxing record
edit| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Joel Sanchez
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PTS | 6 | 22 Jun 2019 |  Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Georgi Georgiev
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PTS | 4 | 18 May 2019 | SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Stefan Sashev
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TKO | 4 (4), 2:15 | 22 Mar 2019 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Elvis Guillen
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PTS | 4 | 30 Nov 2018 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
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References
edit- ^ "Commonwealth Games:'˜Sickened' Scots boxer Reece McFadden slams judges". scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Motherwell boxer Reece McFadden bags convincing win in pro debut". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Motherwell boxer seals second pro win and weds partner in one weekend". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Zach Parker, Reece McFadden Secure Wins in Glasgow". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Lee McGregor stops Scott Allan in eighth round to retain Commonwealth title". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Reece McFadden from BoxRec (registration required)
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