Duncan Airlie James
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| Born | Duncan Campbell 23 May 1961 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Team | Strikeforce Glasgow |
| Years active | 1993–2006 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Actor / Former Kickboxer |
| Website | http://www.duncanairliejames.com/ |
Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell on 23 May 1961) is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Starred Up and The Greyness of Autumn. He is a former heavyweight kickboxer and was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.
James was born Duncan Campbell and was educated at the fee-paying Keil School where he was a competitive rugby player. His martial arts background began when he took up Shotokan karate. He was also a drummer and played with a number of bands including Nazareth. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the US to pursue new musical avenues.
When he returned to Scotland, he took up Muay Thai kickboxing in the late 1980s. In 1993, he won his first title, the World Kickboxing Association Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship. After successfully defending that title, he vacated it and moved up to the Cruiserweight division and later the Heavyweight division where he won a number of other titles. In February 1999, he made his K-1 debut against Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 Rising Sun '99 and lost via technical knockout after being knocked down three times in the third round. He went on to fight twice more in Japan that year, drawing with Yoji Anjo and losing to karate master Nobuaki Kakuda.
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