Achievements Of The Boxers Ricky Burns And John Simpson

EDM number 2403 in 2010-12, proposed by Alan Meale on 09/11/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House congratulates the professional Scottish boxers Ricky Burns from Coatbridge, who now holds both the Lightweight and Super Featherweight world titles and John Simpson from Greenock, who shortly is to challenge for the World Featherweight Championship; notes that these fine athletes have also won an array of other titles including Commonwealth and multi-British Lonsdale Belt defences; and believes both are great ambassadors for sport and a credit to the nation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.