Bare-knuckle boxing champion faces deportation back to Scotland from Philippines
dailyrecord.co.ukA bare-knuckle boxing champion faces deportation back to Scotland from the Philippines. Derek “Decca” Heggie, from Montrose, Angus, faces proceedings to send him home after details of a past criminal conviction came to light.
Filipino authorities paraded the fighter-turned-actor and a US criminal on TV, while announcing both would be booted out of the country.
Heggie, 40, has had a turbulent life, marked by addiction and mental health struggles.But he had a taste of fame in The Corrupted, a gangster film, as a crime boss’s right-hand man.
He performed with household names Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville and Scot David Hayman. A tearful Heggie was allowed to make a final video for YouTube followers.He said: “This is going to be my last video for a while.
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