Gavin McDonnell v Rey Vargas: British twins aiming to make boxing history

    Gavin and Jamie McDonnell two British twins want to become the first World Champion twins.

    It would be very annoying to most people but competition is a daily normality for boxing twins Gavin and Jamie McDonnell, who could become the first British identical twins to win world titles.

     

    "This is massive because I don't know any other twins in the country that have done what we've done," said Gavin, who is unbeaten in 18 fights and faces Mexico's Rey Vargas, 26, for the WBC super-bantamweight title in Hull on Saturday.

     

    "To be the first to do anything is an achievement in itself. Our kid Jamie has done a few things like that. He was the first European and world champion from Doncaster so I can't get them but to be the first twin’s means I get a bit of room on the stage."

     

    The charismatic Doncaster duo, both 30, have each collected a pair of British and European titles but at different times.

     

    Of course the main achievement that separates the two is Jamie's current status as the WBA bantamweight world champion - he has also previously held the IBF version.

    Gavin turned pro in 2010 five years after his brother but has quickly risen through the ranks and sees his next fight for the prestigious green and gold WBC belt as a chance to step out of Jamie's shadow.

     

    "I'm being compared to him all of the time. He's Mr Bee's Knees, who's done everything - it takes the shine off my fights," said Gavin.

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