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Major success for Mighty Quinn


By Sean McAngus

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Young boxer Ayden Quinn was surprised by a message from former fighter Willie Quinn who was a WBO intercontinental champ in the 1990s and a double British title challenger.

A family friend who knows the fighter contacted Ayden’s family through social media to pass on a message of best wishes with his boxing.

This came after the 12-year-old clinched the Scottish Schoolboys 32.5kg title at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell.

Ayden wants to carry on the nickname “Mighty” Quinn that was adopted by the Scottish middleweight in the nineties.

He said: “It is quite an achievement and feeling really blessed with myself through all the hard work and training I have had to be doing through the past few years so this has all paid off.

“I have been fighting for around three-and-a-half years.

“It (the message from Willie Quinn) was quite a surprise because for me it is about carrying on the Mighty Quinn nickname through the nineties up to now.

“My mum’s friend works with him and gave my granny a message.”

The Banff Academy pupil is hungry to shadow the success of Macduff ’s Billy Stuart and Callum Stuart who are shining in the professional ranks.

He trains around four times a week.

Quinn said: “Billy and Callum are an inspiration for this club and I dream to be like one of them.

“Hopefully in the future I am if I keep training hard.”

Quinn believes that training at Granite City Boxing Club was key in his title win.

He added: “To get to this I have been training a lot in Aberdeen and it is a lot of travelling and hard work with the McAllister Brothers (Northern Sporting Club).

“After all it is all worth it once your number one.

“It gives me the last-minute adjustments and if there is anything wrong we will work on that.”

The confident boxer finds dieting the biggest challenge and added: “It is quite hard but I think to myself just think you will be number one that will get me through.

“I’m looking to get as big as I can be and fast as well.

“My weakness is dieting but I get through it by thinking about being number one.

“I need to let it go slowly and take it step by step.

Quinn trains at Macduff Boxing Club. Picture: Sean McAngus
Quinn trains at Macduff Boxing Club. Picture: Sean McAngus

Quinn is looking forward to showcasing his talent on home turf at Macduff Bowling Club on Friday, April 3.

He said: “I have a home show in April in Macduff with some of the other boxers here.

“It is good to have a few home shows to get the local boxers up rather than just in Aberdeen or down the road.”

Mother Angela Quinn reckons that the sport has had a positive impact on the youngster who got into boxing after being diagnosed with attention deficit hyper activity disorder.

She praised the dedication he has shown in training.

Angela added: “He came second last year so he was determined to win it this year.

“Most of the other competitions he has taken gold.

“I’m really proud of him that he has managed to achieve it.

“He has worked really hard.

“He started here at Macduff Boxing Club as he had ADHD and had a lot of anger and frustration which was problematic to deal with.

“So coming to boxing has taught him how to stay focused and really benefiting.”

Tickets are available to see the likes of Ayden Quinn, Turriff's Nathaniel Cook, Ben Cook and others in the ring next month by calling William Stuart on 07809419094 or directly from the boxers involved.


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