Alex Arthur also said sorry over a tweet that appeared to be anti-vaccine Arthur won a gold medal for Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth games and was crowned WBO super featherweight world champion in 2008.
Now the boxer has thrown his hat into the ring of politics, as the latest MSP to stand as a candidate for Salmond’s Alba party, and will be standing on the regional list in Lothian.
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