Willie Limond
Limond in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1979 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 15 April 2024 (aged 45) Airdrie, Scotland |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Win by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 6 |
Willie Limond (2 February 1979 – 15 April 2024) was a Scottish professional boxer. He held the European super-featherweight title in 2004, the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2006 to 2007, the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2013 to 2014 and the British super-lightweight title in 2014.
Professional career
Debut and British super-featherweight title fight
Limond started out as a footballer, making five league appearances for Albion Rovers in the 1998–99 season.[1][2]
His professional boxing career began in 1999 with a win over Lenny Hodgkins.[2] He won his first 18 fights, including a notable success over future World Boxing Union (WBU) featherweight champion Choi Tseveenpurev.[2]
This led to a showdown with fellow undefeated Scotsman Alex Arthur for the British super-featherweight title on 12 December 2003 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow. Limond was defeated by technical knockout in the eighth round.[2][3]
European super-featherweight title
Limond went on to pick up a few more wins before earning himself a shot at the vacant European super-featherweight title. He fought the French champion Youssouf Djibaba on 19 June 2004, at the Braehead Arena and won via unanimous decision.[1][2][3]
After a successful defense against Alberto López,[2] Limond went on to win the Celtic super-featherweight title against Kevin O'Hara on 17 June 2005.[2][4]
Commonwealth lightweight title
Limond stepped up in weight divisions to lightweight and took on Ghana's Joshua Allotey for the vacant Commonwealth title on 4 November 2006 at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, winning via unanimous decision.[2][3]
He lost the title in his first defence, to future world champion, Amir Khan, on 14 July 2007. He knocked Khan down in the sixth round but ultimately failed to defeat the 2004 Olympic silver medallist and was retired by his own corner at the end of the eighth round. The loss was not without controversy, as some spectators thought that Khan had been given a long count after Limond had sent him to the canvas.[1][2][3]
IBO Inter-Continental and WBU lightweight titles
With the loss of his Commonwealth title, he defeated Martin Watson for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental title on 29 March 2008, at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on a unanimous points decision.[2] In Paisley on 27 February 2009, Limond defeated Harry Ramogoadi on points victory in a non-title bout.[5]
Limond and fought Ryan Barrett for the WBU lightweight title on 29 May 2009 at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, winning by unanimous decision.[2][6]
Bout with Erik Morales
On 11 September 2010, Limond took on former champion Erik Morales for the WBC Silver light-welterweight title. In the sixth round Limond was knocked down three times causing the referee to call the fight off, awarding Morales a stoppage victory.[2][7]
New promoter and Anthony Crolla fight
After signing with promoter Tommy Gilmour,[2] Limond fought Anthony Crolla for the British lightweight title in Motherwell on 25 November 2011, but lost by unanimous decision.[2][8]
Commonwealth and British super-lightweight champion
Limond returned from the Crolla setback with a routine six round win over William Warburton in Dundee on 1 September 2012, after moving up to super-lightweight.[9] He fought unbeaten Eddie Doyle, for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title in Glasgow on 21 January 2013. Limond drooped his opponent twice, winning by technical knockout in the first round.[2][10][11]
He successfully defended his title with a unanimous decision win over Mitch Prince in Glasgow on 7 June 2013,[2][3][12][13] before adding the British super-lightweight belt to his collection by defeating Curtis Woodhouse via majority decision, again in Glasgow, on 27 June 2014.[2][3][14] Having vacated both titles, he challenged British super-lightweight champion Tyrone Nurse in Glasgow on 28 May 2016, losing by stoppage in the ninth round.[2][15][16]
Final fights
Limond fought only three more times after 2016. He defeated William Warburton on points over six rounds in Glasgow on 6 June 2019.[17] Almost three years later, on 13 May 2022, Limond best CJ Wood in Renfrew[3] with his son, Jake, fighting on the undercard.[18]
His last fight was against Ricky Burns at Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 1 September 2023. Limond lost by stoppage in the eighth round.[19][20]
Death
In April 2024, Limond suffered a seizure. After 10 days at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire,[21] Limond died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 45.[1][3][22]
Professional boxing record
| 48 fights | 42 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 13 | 5 |
| By decision | 29 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Loss | 42–6 | Ricky Burns | TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | 1 Sep 2023 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 47 | Win | 42–5 | CJ Wood | TKO | 3 (6), 2:20 | 13 May 2022 | Normandy Hotel, Renfrew, Scotland | |
| 46 | Win | 41–5 | William Warburton | PTS | 6 | 6 Jun 2019 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 45 | Win | 40–5 | Michal Vosyka | TKO | 2 (4), 2:01 | 18 Dec 2016 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 44 | Loss | 39–5 | Tyrone Nurse | TKO | 9 (12), 1:54 | 28 May 2016 | The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | For British light-welterweight title |
| 43 | Win | 39–4 | Zaurs Sadihovs | TKO | 1 (6), 2:04 | 30 Jan 2016 | Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 42 | Win | 38–4 | Curtis Woodhouse | MD | 12 | 27 Jun 2014 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained Commonwealth light-welterweight title; Won British light-welterweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37–4 | Mitch Prince | UD | 12 | 7 Jun 2013 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained Commonwealth light-welterweight title |
| 40 | Win | 36–4 | Eddie Doyle | TKO | 1 (12), 1:56 | 21 Jan 2013 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant Commonwealth light-welterweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–4 | William Warburton | PTS | 6 | 1 Sep 2012 | Ice Arena, Dundee, Scotland | |
| 38 | Loss | 34–4 | Anthony Crolla | UD | 12 | 25 Nov 2011 | Ravenscraigs Sports Centre, Motherwell, Scotland | For British lightweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–3 | Arek Malek | PTS | 6 | 3 Jun 2011 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 36 | Loss | 33–3 | Erik Morales | KO | 6 (12), 2:46 | 11 Sep 2010 | Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico | For vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Duncan Cottier | PTS | 8 | 15 Nov 2009 | Pavilion Theatre Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Ryan Barrett | UD | 12 | 29 May 2009 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant WBU lightweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Harry Ramogoadi | PTS | 8 | 27 Feb 2009 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Matt Scriven | PTS | 8 | 18 Oct 2008 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Martin Watson | UD | 12 | 29 Mar 2008 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental lightweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 28–2 | Amir Khan | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 14 Jul 2007 | O2 Arena, Greenwich, England | Lost Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Joshua Allotey | UD | 12 | 4 Nov 2006 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Jus Wallie | PTS | 6 | 5 Nov 2005 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Kevin O'Hara | PTS | 10 | 17 Jun 2005 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Won Celtic super-featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | John Mackay | TKO | 5 (8), 2:13 | 20 May 2005 | Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Alberto López | UD | 10 | 3 Dec 2004 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | Retained European Union super-featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Frederic Bonifai | PTS | 8 | 29 Oct 2004 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Youssouf Djibaba | UD | 10 | 19 Jun 2004 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant European Union super-featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Dafydd Carlin | TKO | 1 (4), 1:29 | 6 Mar 2004 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 4 | 29 Nov 2003 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Dariusz Snarski | TKO | 1 (6), 2:18 | 1 Nov 2003 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Alex Arthur | TKO | 8 (12), 1:51 | 12 Mar 2003 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | For British super-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jimmy Beech | KO | 4 (8), 1:39 | 22 Mar 2003 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Asen Vasilev | TKO | 3 (8), 2:12 | 6 Sep 2002 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Dave Hinds | PTS | 6 | 11 Mar 2002 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Keith Jones | PTS | 4 | 17 Nov 2001 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Rakhim Mingaleyev | PTS | 6 | 3 Nov 2001 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Gary Reid | PTS | 8 | 7 Sep 2001 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Choi Tseveenpurev | PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2001 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Trevor Smith | PTS | 4 | 3 Apr 2001 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marcus Portman | PTS | 6 | 15 Feb 2001 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | 17 Dec 2000 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Danny Connelly | PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 2000 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Haroon Din | PTS | 4 | 24 Jun 2000 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Smith | PTS | 4 | 26 May 2000 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jimmy Beech | TKO | 2 (6), 0:30 | 7 Apr 2000 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Phil Lashley | TKO | 1 (4) | 18 Mar 2000 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nigel Senior | TKO | 6 (6) | 24 Feb 2000 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Steve Hanley | PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 1999 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Lenny Hodgkinz | RTD | 1 (6), 2:00 | 12 Nov 1999 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Willie Limond passes away at the age of 45". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Limond defeats O'Hara in Glasgow". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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- ^ "Limond claims WBU title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Erik Morales Stops Willie Limond in Six Rounds in Mexico". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Anthony Crolla beats Willie Limond to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond triumphs in first pro boxing show in Dundee for 23 years". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Glasgow's Willie Limond wins a second Commonwealth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond claims the Commonwealth light-welterweight title with quickfire win over Eddie Doyle". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond makes his point with unanimous decision against Mitch Prince". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond edges classic with Mitch Prince". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond thrills crowd with British light welterweight title win over Curtis Woodhouse". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Nurse Pounds on Limond For TKO Win, Retains British Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Nurse retains British title with a 9th round stoppage over Limond". British Boxer. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond makes a comeback". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Willie Limond comes out of retirement again to fight alongside son". STV. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Ricky Burns defeats retiring Willie Limond after stoppage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Fond Farewell: Ricky Burns and Willie Limond leave with their heads held high". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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- ^ "Willie Limond: Former British champion dies aged 45". BBC Sport. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Willie Limond from BoxRec (registration required)
- BritishBoxing.net biography