Bobby Porteous
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1942[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Lightweight |
| Club | Ormiston Welfare ABC |
Robert "Bobby" Porteous (born c.1942) is a former boxer from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Porteous boxed out of the Ormiston Welfare Amateur Boxing Club, was a British youth bantamweight champion and was capped by Scotland during the 1959/60 season.[2]
He was still fighting for Scotland during 1964 before he retired.[3] After retiring from boxing for two years, he returned in 1966 to win the Scottish lightweight title.[1]
Porteous represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[5] participating in the 60kg lightweight category.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Boxing Titles For Peace and Porteous". Sunday Post. 20 February 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Heath's Record". Irvine Herald. 8 November 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Results". Daily Record. 10 January 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2025.