Former British and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion Willie Limond has died at the age of 45.The Glaswegian won 42 of his 48 professional fights from 1999 to 2023 - including 13 by knockout - although only three bouts took place after 2016.He held the British super-featherweight, super-lightweight and lightweight titles as well as the Commonwealth light-welterweight, WBU lightweight and IBO Inter-Continental lightweight titles during his boxing career.
Limond announced his retirement from the sport afterwards but was set to face Joe Laws in Glasgow on 3 May. Curtis Woodhouse, who was beaten in a British title fight by Limond in 2014, paid tribute to the fighter on X, formerly known as Twitter. One of Limond's most famous bouts was a Commonwealth lightweight title fight in 2007 against Khan when the Bolton fighter was an unbeaten rising star.
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