Former world featherweight champion Scott Harrison has been ordered to carry out 200 hours community service for his role in an alcohol-fuelled bar room disturbance.
The boxer was sentenced after previously admitting a breach of the peace and resisting arrest in the incident at the Counting House pub in Glasgow in April 2006.
At the city's Sheriff Court today, Sheriff Lindsay Wood told Harrison that his behaviour, along with that of co-accused Paul Hinde and Christopher Lennon, gave Glasgow a "bad name". She added: "You should hang your heads in shame, the three of you."
Harrison ran from the bar and had to be chased by a police officer before he could be caught and handcuffed. This followed an argument over a spilled drink. The 30-year-old had earlier been cleared of a separate charge of assaulting a police officer on the same night at Glasgow City Centre Police Station.
The court had earlier been told on the night of April 22, 2006, the three men went into the kitchen of the Counting House to complain after a drink was spilled on Hinde. Hinde began shouting and swearing and the trio, who had been drinking lager, were escorted from the premises by the police.
After breaking away from officers, Harrison ran out into the back lane. He was chased by a police officer who managed to put him against refuse bins and handcuff him, though the former WBO champion struggled violently. In a separate case, Harrison is facing trial in Spain following allegations of assault.
Sheriff Wood told Harrison: "You actually appear, in effect, as a first offender in front of me today. Indeed, this incident happened nearly two years ago, just when you were going off the rails. Since then there have been further difficulties for you, both here and in Spain and you will face the consequences of these in due course.
The sheriff added that Harrison had lost his boxing titles, a close relationship and had been the subject of "intense media coverage".
During pleas in mitigation, solicitor Philip McWilliams said Harrison "deeply regretted" his actions. "It was an incident that occurred while he was heavily under the influence of alcohol and during a time in his life when he was drinking excessively.He fully understands his behaviour was unacceptable. He is ashamed of the level of alcohol he was consuming at that time."
McWilliams said Harrison was anxious to put the matter behind him: "His ultimate aim is to have his boxing licences reinstated."