Nick Campbell is a Scottish boxer and former Scottish Heavyweight Champion. He is also a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union player. He played rugby union for the Glasgow Warriors and the Jersey Reds. Lineen gives debuts to trio. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
He played for Allan Glen's and then Cartha Queens Park before moving to Glasgow Hawks in 2008.
He played for Glasgow Hawks for two years before signing for the Warriors in 2010.
He scored his first try for Glasgow Warriors in their historic victory over Leinster Rugby at the RDS Arena. Leinster 19 Glasgow 23. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
He played for Scotland Club XV. He played against the Ireland Club XV side in 2011.
He made his boxing debut as a heavyweight on the undercard of Conor Benn versus Samuel Vargas securing victory in the second round of a scheduled six. After already putting his opponent Petr Frohlich on the canvas, he followed up with sustained pressure leading the referee to stop the fight.
Before the Campbell - McFarlane bout, the Scottish Heavyweight Championship was last contested between George Stern and Hugh McDonald on 22 June 1951; at the Recreation Ground in Alloa. Stern won that match. In the run-up to the fight Stern's family got in touch with Campbell - and he explained: "They are mad Glasgow Warrior supporters! His daughter got in touch and asked if I'd be up for meeting him after the fight if I win, because they had seen me play for the Warriors at Scotstoun."
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