Drew Docherty

Drew Docherty (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish former boxer who was British champion at both bantamweight (1992–1997) and super bantamweight (1999). Married to Caroline Bradshaw and has two children.

Drew Docherty
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight, super bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-11-19) 19 November 1965
Glasgow, Scotland
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins16
Wins by KO4
Losses7
Draws1

Career

Born in Glasgow and based in Condorrat, Docherty represented Scotland as an amateur,[1] and made his professional debut in September 1989 with a points win over Gordon Shaw. Unbeaten in his first 8 fights, in June 1992 he stopped defending champion Joe Kelly in the fifth round to become British bantamweight champion. He made a successful defence in January 1993 against Donnie Hood.

In February 1994 he made an unsuccessful attempt at Vincenzo Belcastro's European title at the Kelvin Hall, losing a unanimous points decision.[2] In November he made a second successful defence of his British title against Adey Benton, and in February 1995 challenged for Alfred Kotey's WBO World bantamweight title, the defending champion stopping him in the fourth round.[3]

In October 1995 Docherty made the third defence of his British title against James Murray. Docherty knocked Murray out in the twelfth and final round to win the Lonsdale Belt outright, but Murray required brain surgery and died the next day.[4][5][6] Docherty considered quitting boxing and sought counselling but decided to fight on.[3][4]

Docherty returned in January 1996 to challenge WBO champion Daniel Jiménez, but was again unsuccessful with the unanimous decision going to Jiminez.[5][7] Two months later Docherty attempted to win the European bantamweight title, but was stopped in the third round by defending champion Johnny Bredahl. He was due to defend his British title against Paul Lloyd in October 1997 but a knee ligament injury caused the fight to be called off and Docherty was controversially stripped of the title he had held for more than five years.[8][9] Lloyd went on to take the title, and in September 1998 Docherty faced him at the Barbican Centre in York with Lloyd's Commonwealth title also at stake; LLoyd won on points to retain both titles, with referee Roy Francis scoring it 118-113.

Docherty then moved up to super bantamweight and in April 1999 beat Patrick Mullings to become British champion at a second weight.[10] In October that year he challenged unsuccessfully for Michael Brodie's European title at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.[11] Having relinquished the British title he attempted to regain it from Michael Alldis in November 2000, but was knocked out in the sixth round, and subsequently retired from boxing.[12][13]

Drew's younger brother Wilson Docherty was also a boxer, winning the World Boxing Board featherweight title in 1994 and going on to fight for British and Commonwealth titles.[4]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
24 fights 16 wins 7 losses
By knockout 4 4
By decision 12 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Loss 16–7–1 Michael Alldis KO 6 (12) 2000-11-04 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Lost BBBofC British super bantamweight title.
23 Loss 16–6–1 Michael Brodie KO 6 (12), 3:00 1999-10-01 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England For EBU European super bantamweight title.
22 Win 16–5–1 Patrick Mullings PTS 12 1999-04-24 Planet Ice Rink, Peterborough, England Won BBBofC British super bantamweight title.
21 Loss 15–5–1 Paul Lloyd PTS 12 1998-09-26 York Barbican, York, England For Commonwealth (British Empire) bantamweight title.
Lost BBBofC British bantamweight title.
20 Loss 15–4–1 Johnny Bredahl TKO 3 (12), 2:36 1997-03-14 Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark Retained EBU European bantamweight title.
19 Loss 15–3–1 Daniel Jiménez UD 12 1996-01-20 Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England For WBO bantamweight title.
18 Win 15–2–1 James Murray KO 12 (12), 2:26 1995-10-13 Hospitality Inn, Glasgow, Scotland {{small|Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
Murray died the following day from injuries sustained in this fight.
17 Loss 14–2–1 Alfred Kotey TKO 4 (12), 0:50 1995-02-17 Tryst Sports Centre, Cumbernauld, Scotland For WBO bantamweight title.
16 Win 14–1–1 Adey Benton PTS 12 1994-11-23 Magnum Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
15 Win 13–1–1 Miguel Matthews PTS 8 1994-09-20 Brunton Memorial Hall, Musselburgh, Scotland
14 Win 12–1–1 Conn McMullen PTS 8 1994-07-09 Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, England
13 Loss 11–1–1 Vincenzo Belcastro UD 12 1994-02-02 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland For EBU European bantamweight title.
12 Win 11–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1993-10-25 St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
11 Win 10–0–1 Russell Davison PTS 8 1993-04-26 St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
10 Win 9–0–1 Donnie Hood PTS 12 1993-01-25 St. Andrew's Sporting Club - Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
9 Win 8–0–1 Joe Kelly TKO 5 (12) 1992-06-01 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Won BBBofC British bantamweight title.
8 Win 7–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1992-04-27 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 6–0–1 Neil Parry TKO 4 (6), 2:10 1992-01-27 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Win 5–0–1 Stevie Woods TKO 1 (8), 2:58 1991-11-14 St. Andrew's Sporting Club - Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
5 Win 4–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1990-11-21 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
4 Win 3–0–1 Steve Robinson PTS 8 1990-10-03 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
3 Draw 2–0–1 Rocky Lawlor PTS 8 1990-05-09 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
2 Win 2–0 Chris Clarkson PTS 6 1989-11-23 Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Gordon Shaw PTS 6 1989-09-14 Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland Professional debut.

References
  1. "Drew Docherty...", Glasgow Herald, 20 November 1985, p. 30. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  2. "Brave Scots are outpointed by judges.", Glasgow Herald, 3 February 1994. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  3. Smith, Adam (2012) Beautiful Brutality: The Family Ties at the Heart of Boxing, Bantam Press, ISBN 978-0593067079, p. 280
  4. "Boxer dedicates career to Newmains rival who died after bantamweight title bout. I will fight on, says Drew Docherty", Glasgow Herald, 4 November 1995. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  5. Reed, James (1996) "Docherty's penance ends", The Independent, 22 January 1996. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  6. Whyte, Derrick (1995) "Boxing stands accused after tragedy in ring", The Independent, 15 October 1995. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  7. Clark, Bill (1996) "I Must Win for James!; Drew Docherty Opens His Heart", Sunday Mirror, 7 January 1996. Retrieved 31 December 2015  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  8. "Crock Doc Stripped of Title", Sunday Mail, 19 October 1997. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  9. "Wanted: A New Scots Champion", Glasgow Herald, 25 October 1997. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  10. "Docherty up among the greats", Glasgow Herald, 1 May 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  11. "Sports Digest: Boxing", The Independent, 13 May 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  12. "Alldis dominates to keep title", Evening Standard, 5 November 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  13. Field, David (2000) "Golden Age for Alldis", The Guardian, 6 November 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2015
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