Alec Mullen

Who is Alec Mullen?

Alec Mullen is a former Scottish boxer. Alec Mullen became one of Ayrshire's most successful boxers of his generation.

Fighting out of his home village of Springside boxing club along with brothers John,Boyd,& Joe, cousin Harry and coached by his father John, Mullen competed in over 120 amateur contests, winning 105.

He was national schoolboy champion in 1981 Assembly Rooms Derby, followed by Gaelic gold 69 kilograms in Cardiff in 1983. Mullen added 3 Scottish light middleweight titles, in 1984, 1985, and 1986, to the 4 Scottish youth titles he won 1980,81,82, and 1983.He also represented his country at European junior championships,European senior championships He ended his amateur career with a bronze medal at light middleweight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Alec also represented his country 18 times, winning 15. The highlight of his career was beating Rod Douglas, Great Britain's representative at the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, at Dundee in a televised international Scotland V England on 17 January 1985.