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Highland Boxing Academy have yet another champion in their midst after the latest round of Scottish Development Championship finals.
University of the Highlands and Islands engineering student Ollie Scott made it through to the final with a unanimous decision win over Romeo Hutchison (Inverurie).
The 16-year-old then went up against Aberdeen-based Byron Boxing Club’s Bade Onasanya in the final, again registering a unanimous decision win to take the title home to the Highland capital.
Like every other athlete who has reached that level, it was a painstaking process of working hard through months of training for Scott to prepare for the championships.
After what Highland Boxing Academy head coach Liam Foy called “six punch-perfect rounds”, the teenager is showing the hunger to already look ahead to the next title he could win.
“Ollie has had his eye on the Scottish Development Championships for some time now,” Foy said.
“He’s up there with the most consistent and dedicated young lads in the gym, and his focus on this title was here to see over the weekend with two unanimous decision wins and six flawless rounds of boxing.
“Ollie said he felt so calm going in as he had done everything to prepare for it.
“After winning, he also said he already has his eyes on the Scottish Development Championships’ B Section in January.”
Highland Boxing Academy had already seen Foy’s son Robbie come home from Ravenscraig with a title after winning a gold medal in his debut bout.
The same weekend Scott won his title, HBA saw Fraser Macdonald in action.
Macdonald had won his quarter final bout on the opening weekend of the championships, but lost out in his semi final upon returning to Ravenscraig.