Alex McHugh

McHugh boxed out of the Kelvin Amateur Boxing Club in Glasgow.^[2]

In January 1968 McHugh was chosen to box for Scotland at the Copenhagen tournament and was selected as the stand-out performer in the event.^[3] In May 1969, he finished runner-up behind Dave Needham of Nottingham in the final of the prestigious ABA Championships at the Empire Pool, Wembley.^[4][5]

He represented the Scottish Commonwealth Games team^[6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,^[7][8] participating in the flyweight category.^[9] He won the bronze medal after defeating Welshman Maurice O'Sullivan in the preliminary round and Ghana's Joe Destimo in the quarter-finals but then lost out to eventual gold medal winner Dave Needham in the semi-final bout.^[10]

McHugh was the Scottish champion from 1965 to 1968.^[11]