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Alness fighter looks to pack a punch and become Scottish champion tonight





Adian Williamson. Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Adian Williamson. Picture: Daniel Forsyth.

Adian Williamson says he is ready for the biggest fight of his life as he looks to become a Scottish champion tonight.

The Alness athlete is set to take on Josh Sandford for the Scottish Super Lightweight Title in East Kilbride on Friday night.

The 21-year-old Inverness City Boxing Club fighter is rated as one of the most promising prospects in Scotland.

Now he is looking to pack a punch by becoming a national champion for the first time.

Williamson, who works as a roofer in is day job, says victory tonight and being crowned a national champion would mean everything to him.

He says that he is determined to take his chance and win a Scottish title.

“This is 100 per cent the biggest fight of my career,” said Williamson.

“Four weeks after my last fight I was told that I was selected to fight for the title and I had four weeks training to get ready for it.

“I am ready to get right into it. I have had a good camp in preparation for the fight and have had good sparring sessions. I am 100 per cent feeling fit and ready.”

Williamson says he did not know too much about his opponent before being selected for the title fight.

But he says that he has done his homework and is confident he will have enough to pick up the win.

He said: “I don’t know much about Josh and I have never heard of him before. But I have had seen a few videos of his previous fights.

“I am not too concerned about him and I am definitely confident that I am going to come back a champion.”

Williamson got into boxing late, only starting when he was 15 but has impressed during his six years in boxing.

He says that with head coach Laurie Redfern in his corner, he has developed into a fighter capable of winning a national title.

And if he becomes a Scottish champion tonight, he hopes it will be the start of bigger title fights to come.

He said: “I have not been in the sport as long as some other people and I am still learning in boxing.

“I am just grateful that I have been given this opportunity to fight for a Scottish title.

“Laurie has been a good coach to me. He is probably one of the most knowledgeable coaches that there is and I am glad to have him in my corner.

“It would mean everything to me, it is all that I have been thinking about and to become a Scottish champion would mean the world to me.

“I would look to progress from winning the Scottish title by going for a Celtic title and then perhaps a British title.”


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