East Kilbride boxer David Jamieson to rebuild after bruising Hydro defeat
The Westwood fighter suffered a third-round KO against Aloys Jnr
David Jamieson will rebuild after Aloys Junior stunned a packed Hydro crowd with a devastating third-round KO against the East Kilbride boxer on Saturday.
The pair went head-to-head for the WBA Continental cruiserweight title at the Glasgow venue, on the undercard of the Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman bout.
Jamieson was flattened in the third round, and The Real Deal was conscious, but struggling to move.
Medics attended, but Jamieson was sat up after what was a crushing blow, and was later given the all-clear in hospital.
He said: 'I'll take a bit of time, me and my wife will get away for a bit of sun, relax, and then come back and I'll look at things, see where we go.
'That's the game. We're all big boys – somebody's got to win, somebody has to lose, so I've been on both sides of the coin. You just need to dust yourself off and get on with it.
'It's now just a case of seeing what's next. It's a tough one at this stage.
'It's probably just a case of going away to reset, then come back. We would need to be rebuilding on the small hall shows again, and build yourself back up into title contention .'
Jamieson says Aloys Jnr was the strongest fighter he has come up against, but the Hydro experience was still a good one, and has been grateful for an outpouring of support since.
The experienced boxer said: 'He's an exceptional fighter. We knew he was a good lad, but serious power. Mikael Lawal was a big puncher, but Aloys was definitely the biggest.
'I've been doing this a long time and I could go into it, but there were a couple of shots behind the head. I protested to the referee, who wasn't really hearing it – but I never really recovered from those.
'Even since the fight, the outpouring of support has been mad, it has been great, everybody has been amazing.
'Walking out in front of a packed Hydro was a special occasion, the fans were very vocal and right behind me – if you could have bottled that it would be amazing.'
Junior landed 24 punches and 25 jabs in a dominant display against Jamieson, and will now look beyond Commonwealth after retaining the belt.
The fight began at a good pace, with Junior looking to line up the right hook that has made his name in boxing.
He left his mark on Jamieson in the first round, landing a body shot and one to the head, dropping the home boxer to a knee.
Jamieson beat the count comfortably and complained of a shot to the back of the head, but the referee wasn't interested.
The Scot came back into the fight in the second round, forcing Junior onto the defensive, but a slamming body shot again dropped Jamieson to his knees.
Jamieson was already struggling, before Junior hit him with a thunderous right hook to end the fight.
Jamieson has been thoroughly backed by Kynoch Boxing Scotland, who said: 'David Jamieson ran into a serious talent in the form of Alloys Youmbi at the OVO Hydro.
'David had a nightmare start – being caught with two shots to the back of the head, and taking an eight-count.
'He didn't get going again after this, but showed the heart of a warrior, as always.
'Aloys put in an excellent performance – we wish him and his team all the best, going forward. He looks destined to go on to world level.
'David went to the hospital after the fight and was given the all-clear.
'David is a gentleman and held in high regard by everyone in boxing.
'He displayed once again that he will not back down from a challenge, and will always give it 100 per cent. We're proud to represent him.'
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