Alex Arthur

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Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur 2012.jpg
Arthur in 2012
Born (1978-06-26) 26 June 1978 (age 45)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Statistics
Weight(s) Super featherweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins31
Wins by KO21
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Kuala Lumpur 1998 Featherweight
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Mmabatho Featherweight [1]

Alex Arthur, MBE (born 26 June 1978) is a Scottish former professional boxer and political candidate for the Alba Party. Competing from 2000 to 2012, he held the WBO and WBO interim super featherweight titles in 2007. At regional level, he held the British super featherweight title twice between 2002 and 2006, and the Commonwealth and EBU European super featherweight title from 2005 to 2006.

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He ran as a regional candidate in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election as a member of the Alba Party, but quickly sparked controversy due to his online comments mocking travellers, an AIDS survivor, and spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

Professional Boxing Career

Early professional career

Arthur had his first professional contest in November 2000 when he defeated fellow debutant Richmond Asante at the Wythenshawe forum in Manchester. Also on the card that day were fighters of the quality of Anthony Farnell, Junior Witter, Matthew Hatton, Michael Jennings and Jamie Moore. [2]

After winning 11 fights in a row and picking up a couple of fringe titles on the way, Arthur managed to get a crack at the vacant British Super Featherweight title when he challenged Dewsbury's Steven Conway at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 19 October 2002. The win established Arthur as a force on the domestic scene and he followed up the victory with two defences against Carl Greaves and fellow Scot Willie Limond. One more victory would have given him the Lonsdale belt for keeps and that was when the undefeated prospect with a record of 16–0 ran into Longford's Michael Gomez.

Michael Gomez fight

Michael Gomez fought Arthur for the British and WBA International super featherweight titles in front of a sold out Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland in October 2003. This was the first professional boxing card in the city for almost 20 years. [3]

A war of words was waged between the two fighters prior to the fight, Arthur had stirred up the animosity between the pair stating in an interview that Gomez "gets involved in wars with journeymen" and that "looking deep into Gomez's eyes at the press conference, I'm not sure even he believes he can win. He'll be so fired up I expect it'll take me eight or nine rounds but, if his resistance has gone as people are saying, it could be a lot sooner" and "I see about 20 ways to beat him. I'm just looking forward to shutting him up.". [3] [4]

Arthur, who was looking to retain the Lonsdale Belt, was seen as a rising star in British boxing and was being groomed to be a future world champion. Arthur was a strong favourite to defeat Gomez and this fight was seen as a stepping stone against a Gomez who had been through too many battles and abused his body too much. [5] [6] [7]

Gomez proved his critics wrong when on the night of the fight Gomez arrived in prime condition and with aggression, determination and desire. [6] [8] Eventually, Gomez won this bad tempered contested fight with an explosive knock out of Arthur in the fifth round. [9] Arthur's performance in the early rounds and his resilience before the KO saw the bout hailed as one of the best fights in Britain for a decade. Boxing promoter Frank Warren called the fight "the greatest contest seen on these shores since Nigel Benn beat Gerald McClellan in 1995". [10]

Comeback

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Alex Arthur in 2008

He made his comeback the next year on 27 March 2004 by stopping Michael Kizza in the first round for the IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title. He made two defences of that fringe title before lining himself up for a shot at Commonwealth Super-Featherweight champion Craig Docherty. To make matters more interesting the British title was now vacant again meaning that the Docherty fight would be for the British and Commonwealth Super-Featherweight titles. The fight took place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh and ended with Arthur knocking Docherty out in the 9th round. Arthur was once again a force to be reckoned with. [11]

European Champion

To fully seal his comeback Arthur's next fight was against the reigning European champion at super feather Boris Sinitsin. He managed to defeat the experienced Russian with a wide 12 round decision and so held the British, Commonwealth and European title belts at the same time. [12] He put all three of them on the line in his next fight against fellow Scot Ricky Burns winning another 12 round decision. [13] It was however the only time he would defend all three at once, his next two fights saw him only defend the European title against mandatory challenger Sergey Gulyakevich and Spain's Sergio Palomo.

WBO Champion

On 21 July 2007, he stopped Koba Gogoladze in the tenth round to win the interim WBO super-featherweight title. He made his first defence on 15 December 2007 against fellow Brit Steve Foster Jr. In what was supposed to be an easy tune up fight, Arthur struggled to win a close unanimous decision. It was a terrible start from the champion, for the first four rounds he was getting beaten to the punch and taking heavy blows from Foster. He regained his composure in the middle rounds and even knocked down his opponent in the 9th with a body shot. However two rounds later in round 11 Arthur got floored himself after taking a right hand that knocked him straight through the ropes. He managed to regain his composure and won a close decision. [14]

Following the Foster win Arthur geared himself up to take on Dominican Joan Guzmán who held the full version of the title. However, Guzmán decided that he wanted to move up a weight division and chose not to compete against Arthur. This decision by Guzmán meant that the interim titleholder was now recognised as the organisation's world champion. [15] [16]

Arthur however surrendered the title in his very next fight, losing a unanimous points decision to England's Nicky Cook at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 9 September 2008. Arthur claimed that he had been "robbed" he also added "It was three English judges – in England. A fighter knows in his heart if he has won or lost a fight and I really thought I had won", [17] Other observers however thought that the decision was fair and that Cook fully deserved his win. [18] [19]

Second comeback

Since losing to Nicky Cook in 2008 Arthur went on to win against Mohamed Benbiou on 19 June 2009 via TKO in Round 1 at the Bellahouston Sports Centre in Glasgow, Arthur then lost on points to Nigel Wright on 5 December 2009 at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle. In 2010 Arthur had 2 back to back wins against Peter McDonagh on 4 September 2010 and Jay Morris on 4 December 2010 both in Glasgow.

Arthur was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to boxing. [20]

Amazing Alex Arthur Promotions and Retirement

In 2011 Arthur went into promoting with his own AAA Promotions. His first event took place at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 27 August 2011 where Arthur fought Aleksander Vakhtangashvili and won via TKO in the fourth round. On 14 April 2012 AAA Promotions staged their second and final event again at the Meadowbank Stadium where Arthur faced Michael Frontin and won via points after 8 rounds.

On 26 June 2013 Arthur officially retired from boxing after 14 months without a fight.

Political career

On 29 March 2021, Arthur was announced as a regional candidate for the Alba Party in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. [21] Shortly after the announcement, controversy emerged over his previous comments on social media, where he compared Romanian beggars to "juicy overfed pigs", openly mocked an AIDS survivor, and spread misinformation on COVID-19 vaccination. [22] After issuing an apology, where he explained that his comments were a product of his working class upbringing, [23] Arthur continued to retweet anti-immigrant content and bragged that members of his family could out-fight commenters who criticised him. [24] [25] [26] [27]

Following Alba's disappointing results, where they failed to win any constituency or regional seats, Arthur stated that he remained proud to be an Alba candidate and suggested his party had achieved more in the fight for Scottish independence than the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath. [28] In response to further criticism of his political achievements he told a member of the public "Shut up you clown you don't know me", before stating "my 'genes' are very powerful!". [28]

Since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Arthur has continued sharing his views online. In response to renewed calls for Scottish students to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in September 2021, Arthur publicly mocked an overweight Scottish government spokesperson, saying he should "Maybe lose some weight. Protect yourself from the bigger killers, Heart disease & obesity". [29] New measures for children with gender dysphoria prompted a backlash, with Arthur stating "Kids at that age don't know if they're going for a shite or a haircut". [30] When accused of being anti-English, Arthur stated "I'd rather suck Boris Johnson's big toe than Nicola's tits". [31] He has also suggested that Scotland's Olympic prospects would improve by copying the strategies of the Russian committee involved in the doping scandal, stating "We need a bit of Putin in Scotland!". [32]

Professional boxing record

34 fights31 wins3 losses
By knockout211
By decision102
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
34Win31–3 Flag of Mauritius.svg Michael FrontinPTS814 Apr 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
33Win30–3 Flag of Georgia.svg Aleksander VakhtangashviliTKO4 (10)27 Aug 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
32Win29–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay MorrisPTS84 Dec 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
31Win28–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter McDonagh PTS84 Sep 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
30Loss27–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Wright PTS85 Dec 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
29Win27–2 Flag of France.svg Mohamed BenbiouTKO1 (8)19 Jun 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
28Loss26–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Cook UD126 Sep 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost WBO super featherweight title
27Win26–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Foster UD1215 Dec 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandRetained WBO interim super featherweight title
26Win25–1 Flag of the United States.svg Koba Gogoladze TKO10 (12)21 Jul 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg International Arena, Cardiff, WalesWon WBO interim super featherweight title
25Win24–1 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio PalomoTKO5 (12)4 Nov 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, ScotlandRetained EBU European super featherweight title
24Win23–1 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Gulyakevich TD7 (12)29 Apr 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandRetained EBU European super featherweight title
23Win22–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ricky Burns UD1218 Feb 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandRetained British, Commonwealth, and EBU European super featherweight titles
22Win21–1 Flag of Russia.svg Boris SinitsinUD1223 Jul 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandWon EBU European super featherweight title
21Win20–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Docherty KO9 (12)8 Apr 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandWon Commonwealth and vacant British super featherweight titles
20Win19–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Nazareno Gaston RuizUD123 Dec 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandRetained IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title
19Win18–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Eric OdumaseRTD6 (12)22 Oct 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, ScotlandRetained IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title
18Win17–1 Flag of Uganda.svg Michael KizzaKO1 (12)27 Mar 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title
17Loss16–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Gomez TKO5 (12)25 Oct 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandLost British and WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight titles
16Win16–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Willie Limond TKO8 (12)12 Jul 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandRetained British super featherweight title
15Win15–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Patrick MalingaTKO6 (12)22 Mar 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
14Win14–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl GreavesTKO6 (12)14 Dec 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Telewest Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British super featherweight title
13Win13–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Conway KO4 (12)19 Oct 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant British super featherweight title
12Win12–0 Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel PatipkoKO1 (6)17 Aug 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
11Win11–0 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay EremeevRTD5 (12)8 Jun 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Braehead Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title
10Win10–0 Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz SnarskiTKO10 (12)11 Mar 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, ScotlandWon IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title
9Win9–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Wladimir BorovTKO2 (8)19 Jan 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Laszlo BognarTKO3 (8)17 Nov 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
7Win7–0 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey SlyauchinTKO1 (6)27 Oct 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
6Win6–0 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry GorodetskyTKO1 (4)15 Sept 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
5Win5–0 Flag of Ukraine.svg Rakhim MingaleyevPTS421 Jul 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dafydd CarlinPTS428 Apr 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Woody GreenwayRTD2 (4)26 Mar 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie NevinsTKO1 (4)10 Feb 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
1Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richmond AsanteTKO1 (4)25 Nov 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, England

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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Michael Gomez 		British Junior Lightweight Champion
19 October 2002 – 25 October 2003		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commonwealth Junior Lightweight Champion
8 April 2005 – 21 July 2007
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Kevin Mitchell
New title WBO Super Featherweight Champion
Interim title
21 July 2007 – 14 May 2008
Promoted		Vacant
Title next held by
Orlando Salido
Preceded by
Joan Guzmán
Vacated
 WBO Super Featherweight Champion
14 May 2008 – 9 September 2008		Succeeded by


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