Nick Campbell | |
Birth Name: | Nicholas Angus Campbell |
Birth Date: | 1989 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Weight: | 120kg (270lb) |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Allan Glen's Cartha Queens Park Glasgow Hawks |
Ru Clubyears: | 2010–12 2013–17 |
Ru Clubcaps: | 10 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (5) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2009 2011 |
Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland U20 Scotland Club XV |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 6 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
University: | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Nick Campbell is a Scottish boxer and current Scottish Heavyweight Champion. He is also a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union player. He played rugby union for the Glasgow Warriors and the Jersey Reds.[1]
The position he primarily played is lock.
He played for Allan Glen's and then Cartha Queens Park before moving to Glasgow Hawks in 2008.[2]
He played for Glasgow Hawks for two years before signing for the Warriors in 2010.[3]
He made his Glasgow Warriors debut in 2011. He has the Glasgow Warrior No. 197[2]
He scored his first try for Glasgow Warriors in their historic victory over Leinster at the RDS Arena.[4]
He represented Scotland U20 in Japan, in the Under 20 World Cup.[2]
He played for Scotland Club XV. He played against the Ireland Club XV side in 2011.[3]
Appropriately given his rugby union career, his boxing nickname is "The Glasgow Warrior".[5] Campbell's grandfather was a professional boxer.[6]
He made his boxing debut as a heavyweight on the undercard of Conor Benn versus Samuel Vargas securing victory in the second round of a scheduled six. After already putting his opponent Petr Frohlich on the canvas, he followed up with sustained pressure leading the referee to stop the fight.[7]
He won the Scottish Heavyweight Championship on 26 February 2022, beating Jay McFarlane in seven rounds; at the Hydro in Glasgow.[8] He had sparred with former New Zealand rugby union international player and now boxer, Sonny Bill Williams in the lead up to the fight.[9]
Before the Campbell - McFarlane bout, the Scottish Heavyweight Championship was last contested between George Stern and Hugh McDonald on 22 June 1951; at the Recreation Ground in Alloa. Stern won that match.[10] In the run-up to the fight Stern's family got in touch with Campbell - and he explained: "They are mad Glasgow Warrior supporters! His daughter got in touch and asked if I'd be up for meeting him after the fight if I win, because they had seen me play for the Warriors at Scotstoun."[6]