Danny Porter Pushed Pat Clinton Through a Disputed Title
Danny Porter challenged Pat Clinton for the WBO flyweight championship in Glasgow on September 19, 1992. Clinton retained the title by unanimous decision, but the wide scorecards drew criticism in contemporary ringside reporting.
Career highlights
Porter, a boxer from Biggleswade, England, made his professional debut in November 1986. His career included two meetings with Clinton: an earlier stoppage defeat in 1989 and the later world-title challenge.
In their championship contest at the Scottish Exhibition Centre, the judges favored Clinton by scores of 118–112, 118–113 and 116–112. The Independent’s Nick Halling described the fight as difficult to score and reported a hostile crowd reaction to the margin of the decision.
The later professional chapter
Porter continued boxing after Glasgow, meeting Robbie Regan in Cardiff in March 1993 and Darren Fifield in two subsequent contests. His final recorded bout came against Fifield in February 1994. He finished with twelve victories, eleven defeats and one draw across twenty-four professional fights.
Porter’s earlier overseas assignments included two bouts with Italy’s Salvatore Fanni: a stoppage defeat in Sorso in June 1991 and a points draw in Sarno in February 1992. He then defeated Miguel Matthews in Glasgow that June. Those contests preceded the Clinton title challenge and extended a career that had begun with a decision defeat in Vaasa, Finland.
Sources
- The Independent: Clinton–Porter result and contemporary ringside assessment
- BoxerList: Porter’s professional record and bout chronology
