Stephen Lavelle (born 14 August 1990) is a Scottish retired heavyweight boxer.
Lavelle is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1] He secured the medal after he progressed through to the semi-finals when he defeated India's Armritpreet Singh in the quarter-finals on 30 July 2014.[2] In the semi-final on 1 August 2014, Lavelle was defeated by New Zealander David Light.[3] After defeating Lavelle, Light then progressed through to the final on 2 August 2014.[4] Light was subsequently defeated by Canadian Samir El-Mais.[5]
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.[6] Lavelle appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on 31 October 2018, where he was found guilty of assault and causing bodily harm.[7][8]
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.[7][8] A fight between Lavelle and the man broke out when Lavelle commenced throwing punches, one of which struck one of the girls.[7][8] The magistrate dismissed the suggestion that Lavelle had acted in self-defence, and handed him a nine month suspended sentence.
