Boxing: McCormack hails Skey despite loss
But Lochend club coach Terry McCormack praised Scottish champion Skey's performance. "Despite losing the first round by 3-0 Kevin battled back well so that he actually drew the last round by 1-1 with Baker but the Welsh guy's big second round was enough to ensure his overall 5-2 win. Skey only losing by three points overall to Baker isn't such a bad result. "Kevin will learn from this loss."
McCormack revealed Edinburgh welterweight John Thain will have his second pro bout on 4 September on the Ricky Burns v Martinez WBO sperfeatherweight title clash in Glasgow's Kelvin Hall against a selected opponent.