{{short description|Scottish boxer}} {{multiple issues| {{More footnotes needed|date=January 2011}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Paul Weir | realname = Paul Weir | weight = {{plainlist| *Mini-flyweight *Light-flyweight *Flyweight}} | height = 5 ft. 3 in. (160 cm.) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|9|16}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | total = 20 | wins = 14 | KO = 4 | losses = 6 |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Boxing}} {{MedalCountry|{{SCO}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1991 Gothenburg|Light flyweight}} |nickname=The Mighty Atom|weight_class=Mini Fly Weight, Light Fly Weight, Fly Weight}}
'''Paul Weir''' (born 16 September 1967) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2000. He was a world champion in two weight classes,<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Weir Q&A: Britain's First And Only 105lb & 108lb World Champion |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/11/paul-weir-qa-britains-first-and-only-105lb-108lb-world-champion/ |website=Boxing News 24 |access-date=9 February 2023 |language=en |date=29 November 2018}}</ref> having held the WBO mini-flyweight title in 1993 and the WBO junior-flyweight 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 Josue Camacho 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 Jacob Matlala 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-29 |title=Paul Weir Q&A: Britain's First And Only 105lb & 108lb World Champion |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/11/paul-weir-qa-britains-first-and-only-105lb-108lb-world-champion/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Boxing News 24 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2010, Weir returned to boxing as a trainer.<ref name="Former Champion Returns as Trainer">Jim Black, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/8894719.stm "Former champion Weir relishes new role"], BBC Sport Scotland, 7 August 2010</ref> Weir's fighters include Craig Docherty, Derry Mathews, and John Simpson.
In 2022 he received the BJJ Black Belt at Entropy Jiu Jitsu from Professor Thabet Al Taher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WELCOME TO ENTROPY JIU JITSU |url=https://www.entropyjiujitsu.com/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=WELCOME TO ENTROPY JIU JITSU |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |ko-wins=4 |dec-wins=10 |ko-losses=3 |dec-losses=3 }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round !Date !Location !Notes |- |20 |{{no2}}Loss |14–6 |style="text-align:left;"| Stevie Quinn |PTS |4 |11 Nov 2000 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Island}} | |- |19 |{{yes2}}Win |14–5 |style="text-align:left;"| Delroy Spencer |PTS |8 |30 Sep 2000 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, England}} | |- |18 |{{no2}}Loss |13–5 |style="text-align:left;"| Alfonso Zvenyika Lambarda |TKO |11 (12) |26 Jan 1998 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's SC, Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|For vacant CBC flyweight title}} |- |17 |{{no2}}Loss |13–4 |style="text-align:left;"| Jesper Jensen |TKO |8 (12) |2 May 1997 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Randers Hall, Randers, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|For EBU flyweight title}} |- |16 |{{yes2}}Win |13–3 |style="text-align:left;"| Anthony Hanna |PTS |8 |28 Feb 1997 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Scotland}} | |- |15 |{{yes2}}Win |12–3 |style="text-align:left;"| Lyndon Kershaw |PTS |6 |11 Oct 1996 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, England}} | |- |14 |{{yes2}}Win |11–3 |style="text-align:left;"| Louis Veitch |KO |1 (8) |3 Jun 1996 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |- |13 |{{no2}}Loss |10–3 |style="text-align:left;"|Jacob Matlala |TKO |10 (12), {{small|1:55}} |13 Apr 1996 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England}} |align=left|{{small|For WBO junior-flyweight title}} |- |12 |{{no2}}Loss |10–2 |style="text-align:left;"| Jacob Matlala |TD |5 (12), {{small|2:36}} |18 Nov 1995 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|Lost WBO junior-flyweight title}} |- |11 |{{yes2}}Win |10–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Jose Luis Velarde |PTS |10 |29 Jul 1995 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ice Rink, Whitley Bay, England}} | |- |10 |{{yes2}}Win |9–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Ric Magramo |UD |12 |5 Apr 1995 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBO junior-flyweight title}} |- |9 |{{yes2}}Win |8–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Paul Oulden |UD |12 |23 Nov 1994 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO junior-flyweight title}} |- |8 |{{no2}}Loss |7–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Josué Camacho |UD |12 |2 Feb 1994 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|For WBO junior-flyweight title}} |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Lindi Memani |UD |12 |25 Oct 1993 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBO mini-flyweight title}} |- |6 |{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Fernando Martínez |TKO |7 (12), {{small|1:28}} |15 May 1993 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO mini-flyweight title}} |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Kevin Jenkins |PTS |8 |6 Mar 1993 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Shaun Norman |PTS |8 |23 Nov 1992 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Neil Parry |TKO |4 (8) |21 Sep 1992 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Louis Veitch |{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}} |6 |9 Jul 1992 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Eddie Vallejo |KO |2 (6) |27 Apr 1992 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}} | |}
== See also == *List of Mini-flyweight boxing champions *List of light-flyweight boxing champions
== External links == * {{BoxRec|id=5405|archive=20151222202302}} * [http://www.probox.net Personal website]
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=World boxing titles}} {{s-break}} {{s-vac|last=Rafael Torres}} {{s-ttl|title=WBO mini-flyweight champion | years = 15 May 1993 – 16 December 1993<br>Vacated}} {{s-vac|next=Alex Sánchez}} {{s-break}} {{s-vac|last=Michael Carbajal}} {{s-ttl|title=WBO junior-flyweight champion | years = 23 November 1994 – 18 November 1995}} {{s-aft|after=Jacob Matlala}} {{s-end}}
===Later career — coaching and BJJ=== After retiring from competition, Weir worked as a professional boxing coach and cut man; named fighters he has worked with include Craig Docherty, Derry Mathews and John Simpson. He later relocated to the United Arab Emirates and has worked as a coach and personal trainer in Dubai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/paul-weir-nothing-beats-boxing-the-sport-has-been-my-whole-life/ |title=Paul Weir: "Nothing beats boxing" – the sport has been my whole life |website=Boxing News Online |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref> Weir has also trained and competed in Brazilian jiu‑jitsu; he is listed with Entropy Jiu Jitsu in Dubai and received his BJJ black belt under Professor Thabet Al Taher in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gymfinder.ae/en/i/2414-entropy-jiu-jitsu/ |title=Entropy Jiu Jitsu — Dubai |website=GymFinder.ae |access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref>
==Honours and distinctions== Weir was inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kongfighttape.com/about-us/ |title=About Us — Kong Fight Tape (Paul Weir profile) |website=Kong Fight Tape |access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref> He won his first world title in his sixth professional fight (WBO mini‑flyweight, 15 May 1993) and his second in his ninth professional fight (WBO junior‑flyweight, 23 November 1994), making him one of the fastest two‑division world champions in modern professional boxing; comparable rapid achievers include Jeff Fenech, Leon Spinks, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Vasyl Lomachenko and Naoya Inoue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefightcity.com/top-12-all-time-greatest-scottish-boxers-jim-watt-tancy-lee-benny-lynch-alexis-arguello-ricky-burns-scotland/ |title=Top 12 all-time greatest Scottish boxers |website=TheFightCity |date=25 January 2025 |access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Paul_Weir
{{cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Paul_Weir |title=Paul Weir |website=BoxRec |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1991.html |title=29. European Championships — Gothenburg, Sweden — May 7–12, 1991 — Results |website=Amateur Boxing Results Archive (strefa.pl) |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12120704.Weir_wastes_no_time/ |title=Weir wastes no time |website=Herald Scotland |publisher=Newsquest |date=1996 |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/11/paul-weir-qa-britains-first-and-only-105lb-108lb-world-champion/ |title=Paul Weir Q&A – Britain's first and only 105lb/108lb world champion |website=BoxingNews24 |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/paul-weir-nothing-beats-boxing-the-sport-has-been-my-whole-life/ |title=Paul Weir: "Nothing beats boxing" – the sport has been my whole life |website=Boxing News Online |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.irvinetimes.com/sport/13844163.the-write-hook-goes-down-memory-lane-to-re-visit-the-career-of-irvine-boxing-star-paul-weir/ |title=The Write Hook goes down memory lane to re-visit the career of Irvine boxing star Paul Weir |website=Irvine Times |date=13 October 2015 |publisher=Johnston Press |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://gymfinder.ae/en/i/2414-entropy-jiu-jitsu/ |title=Entropy Jiu Jitsu — Dubai |website=GymFinder.ae |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://kongfighttape.com/about-us/ |title=About Us — Kong Fight Tape (Paul Weir profile) |website=Kong Fight Tape |access-date=2026-01-20}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.thefightcity.com/top-12-all-time-greatest-scottish-boxers-jim-watt-tancy-lee-benny-lynch-alexis-arguello-ricky-burns-scotland/ |title=Top 12 all-time greatest Scottish boxers |website=TheFightCity |date=25 January 2025 |access-date=2026-01-20}}
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