\n Ryan \u201cThe Butcher\u201d MacMillan, 32, has won six out of six bouts (including three by knockout) since turning pro two years ago.\n<\/p>\n
\n On Saturday, November 7, he will face Grant Dennis at the AO Arena in Manchester, in the undercard to the Willy Hutchinson v Joshua Buatsi WBC world title fight.\n<\/p>\n
\n If he wins, Ryan will earn a multi-fight contract with Frank Warren\u2019s Queensberry Promotions.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ryan MacMillan (Image: Ryan MacMillan)\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cI started boxing in about 2020. I was a troubled person, and I\u2019d had a few ups and downs in my personal life.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I had a brief spell in mixed martial arts, but I knew boxing was for me as soon as I took it up.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I then opened my own gym, and trained in schools and probation centres. I even built a gym in Uganda, which was a really good community hub.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Two years ago, I decided to go pro. I had 30 fights before turning professional, and it was only the start of this year that I got a really good team and coach behind me.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We\u2019re now on one on the biggest stages and platforms in the UK.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Ryan, who has previously boxed on DAZN, will be backed by hundreds of supporters at the AO Arena.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ryan MacMillan (Image: Ryan MacMillan)\n<\/p>\n
\n The fight represents the \u201cbiggest opportunity of my career so far,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a mad journey, but we\u2019re finally getting somewhere now,\u201d Ryan added.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI think I\u2019m the only current undefeated professional boxer in North Wales.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It would change my life. Hopefully, this is the take-off moment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Among those backing Ryan is Simon Jones, of PKS Watersports in Rhyl, who he described as a \u201cgood friend and sponsor\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n Simon said Ryan\u2019s latest fight comes after \u201cyears of hard work and dedication\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n He added: \u201cRyan is a local lad from North Wales, teaching people (boxing) in his spare time from the ages of six to 60 years old, while living in his dream of becoming a world champion, training hard daily, and sharing his passion with others.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Now is his time to show Wales we really do have the next contender.\n<\/p>\n
\n “He really deserves us locals to get behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan \u201cThe Butcher\u201d MacMillan, 32, has won six out of six bouts (including three by knockout) since turning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-804713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}