John Docherty (born 30 October 1997) is a retired Scottish

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. He won a bronze medal at the

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representing Scotland in the middleweight division.

Amateur career

Docherty won the British junior championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, he won gold at the

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and silver at the European Youth championships. In 2017, Docherty won gold at the Scottish Elite Championships and the GB Three Nations Championships at senior level. He won a bronze medal at the

Professional career

In 2018, Docherty turned professional signing a promotional deal with

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. On 13 October, he won his professional debut with an 18 second knockout over Jordan Latimer. Docherty retired at the age of 25 in late 2022, to the surprise of many, citing medical concerns.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Docherty, John 1997 births Living people Scottish male boxers Sportspeople from Inverness Middleweight boxers Super-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Southpaw boxers Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games