The famous boxing surname is attached for life. But Reese Lynch is determined to make a name for himself in the coming fortnight by fighting his way to Commonwealth Games gold.
The 21-year-old might be no relation to the man who became Scotland’s first ever world champion in 1935. But just like Benny Lynch, he has already secured a place in Scottish boxing history. The Rob Roy light-welterweight became first ever Scot to win a World Championship medal at senior level last November when he took bronze in Belgrade.
And should he eclipse that and become king of the ring in Birmingham in the next couple of weeks then he has made it his intention to seek out his legendary namesake’s statue for a picture .. when it’s finally finished. In fact you can scrap the “should”. The new Lynch in town says “when” he wins gold he’ll be making a date with the bronze sculpture which is the focus of a campaign to raise funds.
