Stephen Lavelle

Stephen Lavelle is a Scottish retired heavyweight boxer.

Career

Lavelle is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2014 [Commonwealth Games] in Glasgow. He secured the medal after he progressed through to the Boxing at the [2014 Commonwealth Games - Heavyweight|semi-finals] when he defeated India's Armritpreet Singh in the quarter-finals on 30 July 2014. In the semi-final on 1 August 2014, Lavelle was defeated by New Zealander David Light. After defeating Lavelle, Light then progressed through to the final on 2 August 2014. Light was subsequently defeated by Canadian Samir El-Mais.

In April 2018, Lavelle was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and common assault after an incident at the SinCity nightclub in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Australia. Lavelle appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on 31 October 2018, where he was found guilty of assault and causing bodily harm.
The court heard Lavelle had urinated on a dance floor next to two girls, after which a cousin of one of the girls confronted Lavelle about his behaviour. A fight between Lavelle and the man broke out when Lavelle commenced throwing punches, one of which struck one of the girls. The magistrate dismissed the suggestion that Lavelle had acted in self-defence, and handed him a nine month suspended sentence.