John Docherty (boxer)


John Docherty is a Scottish professional boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Scotland in the middleweight division.

Amateur career

Docherty won the British junior championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, he won gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games and silver at the European Youth championships. In 2017, Docherty won gold at the Scottish Elite Championships and the GB Three Nations Championships at senior level. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Professional career

In 2018, Docherty turned professional signing a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. On 13 October, he won his professional debut with an 18 second knockout over Jordan Latimer.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
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8Win8–0 Pablo MendozaTKO1, 3:008 Feb 2020 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
7Win7–0 Lewis van PoetschPTS619 Oct 2019 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6Win6–0 Darryl Sharp42 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0 Wilmer GonzalezTKO1 18 May 2019 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
4Win4–0 Yailton NevesTKO2, 2:592 Mar 2019 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
3Win3–0 Przemyslaw BiniendaTKO1, 1:592 Feb 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
2Win2–0 Angel Mariano Castillo2, 0:5930 Nov 2018 Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy
1Win1–0 Jordan Latimer1, 0:1813 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England