Young and McMillan ready for Scottish title clash tonight

Edinburgh duo Gary Young and Gary McMillan weighed-in comfortably inside the championship limit for their Scottish welterweight title clash at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre tonight (Sunday 15th November).

Young tipped the scales at 146 lbs 9 oz while McMillan was 146 lbs 4 oz.

There was no hostilities between the pair as they came face-to-face despite the verbal sparring in the build up to the contest which saw McMillan label Young “one-dimensional” and state that he “still boxes the same way as he did when he was 15-years-old”.

McMillan said: “That’s the hard part out of the way.  I’ve done all the work in the gym and the fighting is the easy part.  I’m just looking forward to the fight and making sure I get the win and my first title.”

The clash is also a first title shot for Young who has been out of the ring for over two years after breaking his right hand in his last bout against David Kirk back in September 2007.

A six-month spell in America failed to produce the opportunities that Young was looking for and he decided to return home earlier this year.

Now Young is looking to fulfil his potential after being widely tipped to reach great heights when he turned professional in 2002 and says it would mean even more to him to capture the Scottish championship – which is often belittled by some in boxing circles - during this homecoming year.

He said: “It would mean a lot to me to win the Scottish title.  Most importantly, it puts you in the number one position in your division in Scotland.  I am looking to get back among the top welterweights in Britain, and I can’t do that if I am not number one in Scotland.

“This year has seen the homecoming celebrations taking place and I intend to mark my homecoming from America by winning the Scottish title.”