Motion · S6M-00086 · 23 May 2021
Josh Taylor, World Champion
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates the boxer, Josh Taylor, who is from Prestonpans, East Lothian, on becoming the undisputed Light Welterweight World Champion; notes that Josh is the first Scot to be an undisputed World Champion since Ken Buchanan 50 years ago and that he has become only the fifth man to hold all four belts in their weight class, and celebrates this and Josh's other achievements, including being a Commonwealth Games Gold medallist.
Supporters (24)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Siobhian Brown Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Annabelle Ewing 5 Sep 2025
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 5 Sep 2025
- Neil Gray Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Craig Hoy Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Bill Kidd 5 Sep 2025
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Rona Mackay 5 Sep 2025
- Ruth Maguire 5 Sep 2025
- John Mason 5 Sep 2025
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Edward Mountain 5 Sep 2025
- Collette Stevenson Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Michelle Thomson 5 Sep 2025
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Evelyn Tweed 5 Sep 2025
- Martin Whitfield 5 Sep 2025
- Elena Whitham 5 Sep 2025
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.