Sport in Short: Boxing
COLIN McMILLAN'S application for a manager's licence has been rejected by the British Boxing Board of Control's Southern Area Council. The 27-year-old former World Boxing Organisation featherweight champion had planned to manage the former Olympic boxer, Adrian Dodson.
PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow): 6-rd light-heavyweight: P Hitch (Newcastle) bt B Mack (Birmingham) pts. 6-rd light-welterweight: J Vincent (Doncaster) bt M Tibbs (West Ham) pts. 6-rd light-heavyweight: S Wilson (Haddington) bt D Owens (Castleford) rsf 2nd. 6-rd light- middleweight: R Reid (Runcorn) bt J Davis (Yeovil) rsf 2nd. 8-rd flyweight: P Weir (Irvine) bt K Jenkins (Wal) pts. 6-rd middleweight: W Quinn (Haddington) bt S Thomas (Wal) rsf 4th. 12-rd for WBC Super-middleweight Championship: N Benn (Hackney, holder) bt M Galvano (It) pts.
WBC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (New York): P Whitaker (US) bt J McGirt (US, holder) pts.
IBF WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE (Uttaradit, Thai): P Sitbangprachan (Thai, holder) bt A Perex (Mex) rsf 4th.
PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Paris): WBA super-bantamweight championship: W Vasquez (PR, holder) bt L Mendoza (Col) pts. European light-welterweight championship: V Kayumba (Fr, holder) bt M McCreath (GB) rsf 11th. WBA cruiserweight championship: A Wamba (Fr, holder) bt D Vedder (US) pts.
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