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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]