BACK in summer 2018, I moved to Aberdeen, B where I would work for 15 months. As is my custom when setting up in a new place, I immediately immersed myself in the local boxing scene.
During my early days there, I was repeatedly advised of the same thing, whether by fans, boxers, coaches or press: watch out for Dean Sutherland.
I attended his second fight, where his promoter, Sam Kynoch, was keen to impress on me that I was watching “the hottest prospect in Scottish boxing”.
It was too early to say, even if Sutherland did stand out for a 19-year-old, two-fight novice. As expected, he faced journeyman opposition and won by the almost obligatory 40-36 margin,
