| Biography | Evan Armstrong was one of Scotland's greatest ever featherweight boxing champions. He reigned supreme for four years, giving up his prized belt in 1974 after a 54-fight professional career in which he lost only 14.
During his career, only 14 boxers beat Armstrong. Future world champion David Kotey, for example, needed 11 rounds to grind him down and that was at the very end of Armstrong's career. Armstrong was only ever knocked once in his career, by the South African world champion Arnold Taylor in his home country and in his prime.
With 39 wins in 54 contests, Armstrong was more acquainted with ring triumph than defeat. Witness his knockout in 1966 of Edinburgh's former 1958 Commonwealth games gold flyweight medallist Jackie Brown, a superb ring stylist. Also noteworthy was Armstrong's defeat of Edinburgh's featherweight wonderkid Vernon Sollas. |