Kenneth John W. "Kenny" Anderson (born 5 January 1983) is a

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former

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who competed from 2006 to 2012. At regional level, he held the Celtic

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title in 2009 and the British super middleweight title in 2012. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the

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in the

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division.

Commonwealth Games

Hailing from

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, he defeated five boxers, stopping three of them on the way to winning gold at Melbourne 2006. Anderson stopped his first two opponents, the first in just 30 sec the fastest stoppage recorded in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the semifinal he defeated Englishman

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in what was billed as "The battle of Britain" Jeffries later won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. After that bout Anderson spoke of his pride at being Scottish and how the win meant more as it was over an Englishman. Anderson then fought Australian Ben McCraken the bout was stopped in the 2nd round on the 20-point rule, Anderson defeated Adura Olalehin of Nigeria (23-19) in the final of the

. Anderson is the most successful amateur boxer bar Dick McTaggart MBE to come out of Scotland winning 8 international gold medals and a host of silver and bronze. After those Games Anderson revealed he psyched himself up for his fights by watching

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and reciting the

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, the traditional Māori war dance which is performed by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team before matches. He also stated his desire to remain an amateur and fight for

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at the

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Professional career

Anderson turned pro in October 2006 and at present has a record of 19 fights 18 wins 13 by way of knockout. The sole loss came in a Commonwealth title fight which he had taken on 2 weeks notice against George Groves. In October 2012, Anderson won the British

title after stopping Robin Reid inside five rounds.

Controversy

On 29 June 2009, Anderson appeared at

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accused of attempted murder. It was alleged that Anderson had attacked a man in Edinburgh, punching him repeatedly in the head and striking him with a hammer. Anderson was found not guilty.

Personal life

His sister is Olympic basketballer,

Rose Anderson Rose Anderson (born 23 March 1988, Edinburgh) is a Scottish female basketball player. She currently plays for UWIC Archers in the English Basketball League, and was part of the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career Anderson attended ...

References

External links

Scotsman coverage
of Kenny Anderson's triumph at the 2006 Commonwealth Games *
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Kenny 1983 births Living people Super-middleweight boxers Boxers from Edinburgh Scottish male boxers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing