IT was perhaps fitting that on the weekend when Belfast mourned the loss of a great in Hugh Russell, it was the next Belfast flyweight to emerge in Conor Quinn who claimed the Celtic and Commonwealth 'Silver' titles with a seventh round stoppage of Chris Liddell at Girdwood Hub on Saturday.
THESE are lean times for Scottish nationalists, in particular those who are supporters of the Scottish Nationalist Party. The party that looked like it might lead Scotland to political independence has crashed. Nicola Sturgeon was the most admired politician in the UK then suddenly resigned, saying she had no more gas in the tank. Within weeks she and her husband had been arrested as part of an investigation into party finances. They were released without charge, but a dirty dark cloud descended over the party.
CONOR Quinn has been keen to fight for his first professional title for a little while, but it has been worth the wait as two belts are on the line at Girdwood Community Hub on Saturday for the Clonard man when he faces Scotland’s Chris Liddell (5-1) for the vacant Celtic and Commonwealth Silver flyweight titles.