Paul Weir (born 16 September 1967) is a

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former

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who competed from 1992 to 2000. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the

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mini-flyweight title in 1993 and the WBO

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title from 1994 to 1995.

Career

Weir turned professional in 1992 and captured the vacant WBO mini-flyweight title in his sixth professional fight, with a TKO win over Fernando Martínez in 1993. He defended the belt once against Lindi Memani and relinquished the belt before moving up in weight to challenge

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for the WBO junior-flyweight title. He lost the bout, but Camacho vacated the belt and he defeated Paul Oulden for the vacant WBO junior-flyweight title in 1994. He defended the belt once against Ric Magramo before losing it to

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after Weir was unable to continue due to a deep cut from an accidental headbutt in the fifth round. They rematched the following year and Weir lost via TKO in the tenth. In 2010, Weir returned to boxing as a trainer.Jim Black
"Former champion Weir relishes new role"
BBC Sport Scotland, 7 August 2010 Weir's fighters include

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, and John Simpson. In 2022 he received the BJJ Black Belt at Entropy Jiu Jitsu from Professor Thabet Al Taher.

Professional boxing record

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Career

Professional boxing record

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