| Birth name | Nicholas Angus Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Glasgow Caledonian University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Campbell is a Scottish boxer and current Scottish Heavyweight Champion. He is also a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union player. He played rugby union for the Glasgow Warriors and the Jersey Reds.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
The position he primarily played is lock.
He played for Allan Glen's and then Cartha Queens Park before moving to Glasgow Hawks in 2008.[2]
He played for Glasgow Hawks for two years before signing for the Warriors in 2010.[3]
Professional career
He made his Glasgow Warriors debut in 2011. He has the Glasgow Warrior No. 197[2]
He scored his first try for Glasgow Warriors in their historic victory over Leinster at the RDS Arena.[4]
International career
He represented Scotland U20 in Japan, in the Under 20 World Cup.[2]
He played for Scotland Club XV. He played against the Ireland Club XV side in 2011.[3]
Boxing career
Appropriately given his rugby union career, his boxing nickname is "The Glasgow Warrior".[5] Campbell's grandfather was a professional boxer.[6]
He made his boxing debut as a heavyweight on the undercard of Conor Benn versus Samuel Vargas securing victory in the second round of a scheduled six. After already putting his opponent Petr Frohlich on the canvas, he followed up with sustained pressure leading the referee to stop the fight.[7]
Scottish Heavyweight Champion
He won the Scottish Heavyweight Championship on 26 February 2022, beating Jay McFarlane in seven rounds; at the Hydro in Glasgow.[8] He had sparred with former New Zealand rugby union international player and now boxer, Sonny Bill Williams in the lead up to the fight.[9]
Before the Campbell - McFarlane bout, the Scottish Heavyweight Championship was last contested between George Stern and Hugh McDonald on 22 June 1951; at the Recreation Ground in Alloa. Stern won that match.[10] In the run-up to the fight Stern's family got in touch with Campbell - and he explained: "They are mad Glasgow Warrior supporters! His daughter got in touch and asked if I'd be up for meeting him after the fight if I win, because they had seen me play for the Warriors at Scotstoun."[6]
References
- ↑ Lineen gives debuts to trio. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Glasgow Warriors | Nick Campbell". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- 1 2 "Irish Rugby : Match Centre : Match Preview: Scotland Club XV v Ireland Club XV". www.irishrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ Leinster 19 Glasgow 23. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ↑ "Nick Campbell ("The Glasgow Warrior") | Boxer Page". Tapology.
- 1 2 Warrior magazine, Issue 11, p94
- ↑ "Nick Campbell swiftly stops Petr Frohlich as Scottish heavyweight makes explosive start to pro career". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Nick Campbell stops Jay McFarlane to take Scottish heavyweight title". 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "Glasgow boxer Nick Campbell 'honoured' to spar with rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams". Glasgow Times.
- ↑ "Scottish heavyweight title returns for the first time in 71 years". 20 January 2022.