Lee McAllister
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"The Aberdeen Assassin" Lee McAllister (born 5 October 1982 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a professional boxer who currently holds the Commonwealth light-welterweight championship and the IBO
International light-welterweight title. Also he is a former lightweight Commonwealth champion, lightweight and light-welterweight WBU champion and a former International WBF
lightweight
champion.
for the British Masters light-welterweight title. The judges scored it by a margin 95-97. Thomas was devastated having floored McAllister twice and feeling he dominated the majority of the fight.
McAllister later captured the vacant Scottish Area title at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen on the 27th of June, 2006, with a stoppage victory over Stuart Green in the 8th round. This was followed up with two decisive points wins at the same venue, the latter a 100-91 victory against former Ghanaian super-featherweight champ Ben Odamattey, for the vacant WBF International lightweight title.
for the vacant WBU Lightweight title at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen. McAllister won the clash when Docherty's corner threw the towel in half way through the ninth round. It seems Docherty suffered a potential perforated eardrum early in the fight. He gained his second WBU title at the Aberdeen Exhibition centre on the 29th of March 2008, when he defeated Mihaita Mutu for the vacant light-welterweight title.
-based promoter Tommy Gilmour, he was named number one contender to undefeated lightweight prospect John Murray
for the British lightweight title. On January 17 at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England, Murray stopped McAllister in the 8th round.
After his loss to John Murray, promoter Tommy Gilmour, lined up some top European talent for Lee to fight. McAllister defeated light welterweight French contender Abdoulaye Soukouna in a 79-73 points victory at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen on March 14, hoping to earn another shot at a major title.
. Lee took on Ghana
's champion Godfred Sowah (11-3) on June 19, at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom. Sowah was the mandatory challenger for the title before it was vacated and had the power to choose any opponent he wished. Tommy Gilmour was quick to make the fight happen and revealed "We've paid an awful lot of money for the fight, much more than we would like to have paid."
The event was touted as Aberdeen's biggest ever for boxing, but was not broadcast live on television because Gilmour had to take whatever venue was available to him and ignore Sky's scheduling in order to receive Commonwealth Boxing Council approval for the clash to go ahead.
McAllister acquired the Commonwealth lightweight title after stopping Godfred Sowah 1 minute, 43 seconds into the third round in front of a delighted home crowd. Despite talk of a £100,000 showdown with fellow Scot Gary McArthur, McAllister has said he is looking to set his sights on Frenchman Anthony Mazaache for a shot at the EBU (European) title before going for the lucrative domestic bout.
Next up, in a bout held on the 17th of November 2009, broadcast live from the Beach Ballroom online on 110Sport.tv, McAllister took out Scottish champ Charlie King by KO in the 7th round in his second defense of the Commonwealth title.
McAllister's final defense of his Commonwealth title was a lacklustre unanimous decision victory over Ghana's Sam Amoako at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow. The bout was televised on Sky, and McAllister apologised to the TV viewers and fans watching for his poor showing.
"On behalf of the paying public and the viewers at home, I would like to apologise for my performance on Friday night," he said.
"The Aberdeen Assassin wasn't at his best. That was not five per cent of Lee McAllister, I was very disappointed.".
His next bout gave him an opportunity to make Scottish boxing history and be the first man to hold two Commonwealth titles simultaneously when he took on journeyman Isaac Quartey (7-6) of Ghana for the vacant light-welterweight strap. he won by UD. His next bout was against journeyman Karoly Lakatos, who was stopped in the third round. His sights are once again aimed firmly at the EBU (European) strap, now held by Russian Denis Shafikov.
's colours of red and white and has often dyed his hair red to match the colours of the club. He married in 2006 to fiancee Christine Neville in June, 2006. They had their first child together, Liyah, in August 2006.
International Boxing Organization
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International light-welterweight title. Also he is a former lightweight Commonwealth champion, lightweight and light-welterweight WBU champion and a former International WBF
World Boxing Foundation
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lightweight
Lightweight
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champion.
Early career
In September 2003, McAllister gained a controversial close points win over Jeff ThomasJeff Thomas
Jeff Thomas is a former British professional boxer from Lytham St. Anne's in Lancashire.Thomas fought at light welterweight and was a challenger for the Irish light welterweight title and the British Masters super featherweight and light welterweight titles.-Background:Thomas was born in...
for the British Masters light-welterweight title. The judges scored it by a margin 95-97. Thomas was devastated having floored McAllister twice and feeling he dominated the majority of the fight.
McAllister later captured the vacant Scottish Area title at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen on the 27th of June, 2006, with a stoppage victory over Stuart Green in the 8th round. This was followed up with two decisive points wins at the same venue, the latter a 100-91 victory against former Ghanaian super-featherweight champ Ben Odamattey, for the vacant WBF International lightweight title.
WBU titles
Lee McAllister gained his first world championship on the 6th of October, 2007, when he fought former super-featherweight Commonwealth Champion "Hot Property" Craig DochertyCraig Docherty
Craig Docherty is a Scottish professional boxer, best known for having held the Commonwealth Super-Featherweight championship and being one-half of the biggest Scottish fight since Jim Watt-Ken Buchanan....
for the vacant WBU Lightweight title at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen. McAllister won the clash when Docherty's corner threw the towel in half way through the ninth round. It seems Docherty suffered a potential perforated eardrum early in the fight. He gained his second WBU title at the Aberdeen Exhibition centre on the 29th of March 2008, when he defeated Mihaita Mutu for the vacant light-welterweight title.
Route to Major Title
When McAllister vacated his WBU titles and proceeded to sign with GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-based promoter Tommy Gilmour, he was named number one contender to undefeated lightweight prospect John Murray
John Murray (boxer)
John Murray is an English lightweight boxer. He is a former Scottish and Irish lightweight champion...
for the British lightweight title. On January 17 at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England, Murray stopped McAllister in the 8th round.
After his loss to John Murray, promoter Tommy Gilmour, lined up some top European talent for Lee to fight. McAllister defeated light welterweight French contender Abdoulaye Soukouna in a 79-73 points victory at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen on March 14, hoping to earn another shot at a major title.
Commonwealth Title
Lee McAllister gained the chance to fight for the Commonwealth lightweight title left vacant by Amir KhanAmir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
. Lee took on Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
's champion Godfred Sowah (11-3) on June 19, at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom. Sowah was the mandatory challenger for the title before it was vacated and had the power to choose any opponent he wished. Tommy Gilmour was quick to make the fight happen and revealed "We've paid an awful lot of money for the fight, much more than we would like to have paid."
The event was touted as Aberdeen's biggest ever for boxing, but was not broadcast live on television because Gilmour had to take whatever venue was available to him and ignore Sky's scheduling in order to receive Commonwealth Boxing Council approval for the clash to go ahead.
McAllister acquired the Commonwealth lightweight title after stopping Godfred Sowah 1 minute, 43 seconds into the third round in front of a delighted home crowd. Despite talk of a £100,000 showdown with fellow Scot Gary McArthur, McAllister has said he is looking to set his sights on Frenchman Anthony Mazaache for a shot at the EBU (European) title before going for the lucrative domestic bout.
Next up, in a bout held on the 17th of November 2009, broadcast live from the Beach Ballroom online on 110Sport.tv, McAllister took out Scottish champ Charlie King by KO in the 7th round in his second defense of the Commonwealth title.
McAllister's final defense of his Commonwealth title was a lacklustre unanimous decision victory over Ghana's Sam Amoako at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow. The bout was televised on Sky, and McAllister apologised to the TV viewers and fans watching for his poor showing.
"On behalf of the paying public and the viewers at home, I would like to apologise for my performance on Friday night," he said.
"The Aberdeen Assassin wasn't at his best. That was not five per cent of Lee McAllister, I was very disappointed.".
Moving up to Light-welterweight
After being out for more than a year due to injury, McAllister announced his comeback - an IBO International light welterweight title bout, against Itsvan Nagy (15-8). On February 26th, Nagy was TKOed by McAllister in the 6th round.His next bout gave him an opportunity to make Scottish boxing history and be the first man to hold two Commonwealth titles simultaneously when he took on journeyman Isaac Quartey (7-6) of Ghana for the vacant light-welterweight strap. he won by UD. His next bout was against journeyman Karoly Lakatos, who was stopped in the third round. His sights are once again aimed firmly at the EBU (European) strap, now held by Russian Denis Shafikov.
Personal life
He is a fan of Aberdeen Football Club, proudly wears AberdeenAberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
's colours of red and white and has often dyed his hair red to match the colours of the club. He married in 2006 to fiancee Christine Neville in June, 2006. They had their first child together, Liyah, in August 2006.