Drew Docherty

Drew Docherty
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1965-11-19) 19 November 1965
Glasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
WeightBantamweight, super bantamweight
Boxing career
ClubCroy Miners Welfare ABC, Croy
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins16
Win by KO4
Losses7
Draws1

Andrew "Drew" Docherty (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish former boxer who was British champion at both bantamweight (1992–1997) and super bantamweight (1999). Docherty was from a boxing family, his father Archie boxed and his brother Wilson Docherty was a Scottish international boxer.[1]

Career

Amateur

Born in Glasgow and based in Condorrat,[2] Docherty represented Scotland as an amateur.[3]

He was a member of the Croy Miners Welfare Amateur Boxing Club in Croy, North Lanarkshire[4] and worked for a construction company in Glasgow.[1] Docherty won both the 1984 and 1985 Scottish light-flyweight title[1] and in March 1986, after moving up in weight, won the 1986 Scottish flyweight championship at Grangemouth, the same night that brother Wilson won the light-flyweight title.[1] Shortly afterwards Docherty represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the flyweight division[6][7]

In 1988, he finished runner-up in the prestigious ABA Championships at Wembley Arena, losing to John Lyon.[8]

Professional

Docherty made his professional debut in September 1989 with a points win over Gordon Shaw. Unbeaten in his first 8 fights, in June 1992 he stopped defending champion Joe Kelly in the fifth round to become British bantamweight champion. He made a successful defence in January 1993 against Donnie Hood.

In February 1994 he made an unsuccessful attempt at Vincenzo Belcastro's European title at the Kelvin Hall, losing a unanimous points decision.[9] In November he made a second successful defence of his British title against Adey Benton, and in February 1995 challenged for Alfred Kotey's WBO World bantamweight title, the defending champion stopping him in the fourth round.[10]

In 1995 he considered retirement from boxing following the death of Jim Murray[11] but decided to continue to fight.[12]

In October 1995 Docherty made the third defence of his British title against James Murray. Murray collapsed in the twelfth of sheer exhaustion in the final round and Docherty won the Lonsdale Belt outright, but Murray required brain surgery and died the next day.[13][14][15] Docherty considered quitting boxing and sought counselling but decided to fight on.[10][13]

Docherty returned in January 1996 to challenge WBO champion Daniel Jiménez, but was again unsuccessful with the unanimous decision going to Jiminez.[14][16] Two months later Docherty attempted to win the European bantamweight title, but was stopped in the third round by defending champion Johnny Bredahl. He was due to defend his British title against Paul Lloyd in October 1997 but a knee ligament injury caused the fight to be called off and Docherty was controversially stripped of the title he had held for more than five years.[17][18] Lloyd went on to take the title, and in September 1998 Docherty faced him at the Barbican Centre in York with Lloyd's Commonwealth title also at stake; LLoyd won on points to retain both titles, with referee Roy Francis scoring it 118-113.

Docherty then moved up to super bantamweight and in April 1999 beat Patrick Mullings to become British champion at a second weight.[19] In October that year he challenged unsuccessfully for Michael Brodie's European title at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.[20] Having relinquished the British title he attempted to regain it from Michael Alldis in November 2000, but was knocked out in the sixth round, and subsequently retired from boxing.[21][22]

Drew's younger brother Wilson Docherty was also a boxer, winning the World Boxing Board featherweight title in 1994 and going on to fight for British and Commonwealth titles.[13]

Professional boxing record

24 fights 16 wins 7 losses
By knockout 4 4
By decision 12 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Loss 16–7–1 Michael Alldis KO 6 (12) 2000-11-04 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Lost BBBofC British super bantamweight title.
23 Loss 16–6–1 Michael Brodie KO 6 (12), 3:00 1999-10-01 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England For EBU European super bantamweight title.
22 Win 16–5–1 Patrick Mullings PTS 12 1999-04-24 Planet Ice Rink, Peterborough, England Won BBBofC British super bantamweight title.
21 Loss 15–5–1 Paul Lloyd PTS 12 1998-09-26 York Barbican, York, England For Commonwealth (British Empire) bantamweight title.
Lost BBBofC British bantamweight title.
20 Loss 15–4–1 Johnny Bredahl TKO 3 (12), 2:36 1997-03-14 Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark Retained EBU European bantamweight title.
19 Loss 15–3–1 Daniel Jiménez UD 12 1996-01-20 Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England For WBO bantamweight title.
18 Win 15–2–1 James Murray KO 12 (12), 2:26 1995-10-13 Hospitality Inn, Glasgow, Scotland Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
Murray died the following day from injuries sustained in this fight.
17 Loss 14–2–1 Alfred Kotey TKO 4 (12), 0:50 1995-02-17 Tryst Sports Centre, Cumbernauld, Scotland For WBO bantamweight title.
16 Win 14–1–1 Adey Benton PTS 12 1994-11-23 Magnum Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
15 Win 13–1–1 Miguel Matthews PTS 8 1994-09-20 Brunton Memorial Hall, Musselburgh, Scotland
14 Win 12–1–1 Conn McMullen PTS 8 1994-07-09 Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, England
13 Loss 11–1–1 Vincenzo Belcastro UD 12 1994-02-02 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland For EBU European bantamweight title.
12 Win 11–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1993-10-25 St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
11 Win 10–0–1 Russell Davison PTS 8 1993-04-26 St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
10 Win 9–0–1 Donnie Hood PTS 12 1993-01-25 St. Andrew's Sporting Club - Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title.
9 Win 8–0–1 Joe Kelly TKO 5 (12) 1992-06-01 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Won BBBofC British bantamweight title.
8 Win 7–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1992-04-27 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 6–0–1 Neil Parry TKO 4 (6), 2:10 1992-01-27 Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Win 5–0–1 Stevie Woods TKO 1 (8), 2:58 1991-11-14 St. Andrew's Sporting Club - Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
5 Win 4–0–1 Peter Buckley PTS 8 1990-11-21 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
4 Win 3–0–1 Steve Robinson PTS 8 1990-10-03 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
3 Draw 2–0–1 Rocky Lawlor PTS 8 1990-05-09 Conference Centre, Solihull, England
2 Win 2–0 Chris Clarkson PTS 6 1989-11-23 Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Gordon Shaw PTS 6 1989-09-14 Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland Professional debut.

References

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  2. ^ "Russian date for boxing brothers". Cumbernauld News. 18 November 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 21 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Drew Docherty...", Glasgow Herald, 20 November 1985, p. 30. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  4. ^ "Aberdeen boxer is champion". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 9 July 1986. p. 26. Retrieved 21 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wells picked for Games team". Dundee Courier. 24 June 1986. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Scotland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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  9. ^ "Brave Scots are outpointed by judges.", Glasgow Herald, 3 February 1994. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  10. ^ a b Smith, Adam (2012) Beautiful Brutality: The Family Ties at the Heart of Boxing, Bantam Press, ISBN 978-0593067079, p. 280
  11. ^ "I nearly quit boxing - says Drew Docherty". Kilsyth Chronicle. 4 December 1996. p. 1. Retrieved 21 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Docherty decides to carry on boxing". Dundee Courier. 4 November 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 21 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ a b c "Boxer dedicates career to Newmains rival who died after bantamweight title bout. I will fight on, says Drew Docherty", Glasgow Herald, 4 November 1995. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  14. ^ a b Reed, James (1996) "Docherty's penance ends", The Independent, 22 January 1996. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  15. ^ Whyte, Derrick (1995) "Boxing stands accused after tragedy in ring", The Independent, 15 October 1995. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  16. ^ Clark, Bill (1996) "I Must Win for James!; Drew Docherty Opens His Heart", Sunday Mirror, 7 January 1996.
  17. ^ "Crock Doc Stripped of Title", Sunday Mail, 19 October 1997. Retrieved 31 December 2015
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  19. ^ "Docherty up among the greats", Glasgow Herald, 1 May 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  20. ^ "Sports Digest: Boxing", The Independent, 13 May 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  21. ^ "Alldis dominates to keep title", Evening Standard, 5 November 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2015
  22. ^ Field, David (2000) "Golden Age for Alldis", The Guardian, 6 November 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2015
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