A NEW road at a housing development in Greenock is to be named in memory of a local boxer.
Sixty-four houses and flats are being built at the former health centre site on Duncan Street by Sanctuary Scotland.
Local councillors have agreed that the road within the new estate should be called George Dougan Place after a prominent local boxer and boxing coach, who was a significant positive figure in the lives of many young people who took up the sport.
A council report states: “He volunteered for over 50 years and was a well-respected figure in the world of Scottish boxing. He did his national service with the British army and boxed for them.
“He worked hard all his days to provide for his family, mainly as a carpenter within the shipyards. He was the energy behind Mid Hill Amateur Boxing Clubs, which had previously been located on the site of the development.
“Mr Dougan’s widow has been contacted by Councillor [Graeme] Brooks, and has given her blessing to the proposal.”
