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Aberdeen boxer Fawaz Aborode targeting 2026 Commonwealth Games

Byron Boxing Club lightweight Fawaz Aborode won the prestigious Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves title and was also named Boxer of the Tournament.

Byron Boxing Club's Fawaz Aborode won the Golden Gloves title. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska.
Byron Boxing Club's Fawaz Aborode won the Golden Gloves title. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska.

Rising Aberdeen boxer Fawaz Aborode is targeting the 2026 Commonwealth Games after securing the Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves title.

The 20-year-old won the prestigious title at lightweight with a unanimous decision victory in Motherwell over Saul Sztor of Lochend.

Byron Boxing Club fighter Aborode was also awarded the Richard Thomas Memorial Trophy for best boxer of the tournament.

Having claimed national elite title glory the highly-rated ring king aims to secure selection for the next Commonwealth Games.

The 2026 Games will be held across four regional sites in the Australian state of Victoria: Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland.

Aborode wants to follow in the footsteps of former Byron Boxing Club star John Docherty, who won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Byron Boxing Club’s Fawaz Aborode won the prestigious Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves title. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska

He said: “I will hopefully get selected for Scotland for future internationals.

“I want to go to the Commonwealth Games and will ideally get picked for the next one.

“That’s the plan.

“John Docherty went to the Commonwealth Games.

“I have looked up to John since I was young and watched him train at Byron.”

Fawaz Aborode in action during the final of the Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves final. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska.

Inspired by Anthony Joshua

Another inspiration for Aborode is former four-belt heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua.

Watching footage of Joshua in action was the spark which began Aborode’s boxing journey.

He said: “I have been boxing for six years now.

“I watched a video on YouTube of Anthony Joshua and that made me want to give it a shot.

Byron Boxing Club’ Fawaz Aborode during the Golden Gloves final. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska.

“It was also to get me fit for football.

“However, I ended up loving boxing more than football and stuck with boxing.

“I’ve never met Anthony Joshua, but it would be a dream to meet him.”

Fawaz Aborode between rounds in the Golden Gloves final. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska.

Golden Gloves reward for hard work

Aborode won bronze on international duty with Scotland last year at the GB Elite Three Nations championships in Cardiff.

In 2021, he fought at the prestigious AIBA World Boxing Championships in Serbia – the biggest boxing event outside the Olympics.

Aborode secured a spot at the world championships in 2021 following a rigorous selection process which included time at the Team GB training camp in Sheffield.

The Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves title is the latest progression in a career trajectory which could see Aborode compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

He said: “It feels amazing to win the Scottish elite title because I worked so hard for it with my coaches.

“I was confident going into the tournament, but knew I still had to do a job.

“In the final I thought I won every round.

“The first and second rounds I won clearly and then in the last round I changed my style a little to work on the inside.”

Fawaz Aborode at Byron Boxing Club in Aberdeen’s Northfield area. Image: DC Thomson

Aborode boxer of the tournament

Byron Boxing Club secured two titles at the Boxing Scotland Elite Golden Gloves tournament with Ross McAllister also triumphing at light-middleweight.

McAllister defeated Myles McGhee of Lochee by unanimous decision.

It continued a successful season for Byron Boxing as the club also won five titles at the Golden Gloves Junior and Schools Championships.

Following the Elite Golden Gloves title glory, Aborode was awarded the Richard Thomas Memorial Trophy for best boxer of the tournament.

He said: “I was very happy to get that award.

“They announced that at the end of the tournament after all the bouts had finished.

“It felt amazing to get that award as my family and coaches were there to support me.”

Fawaz Aborode is awarded the Richard Thomas Memorial Trophy for best boxer at the Scottish Golden Gloves. Image: Vera Cloe Zebrowska

 

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