Former boxer Alex Arthur joins Alex Salmond's new Alba Party and bids to become MSP
Alex Arthur - who won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games for Scotland - wants to swap the ringside for Holyrood come May.The former WBO super featherweight title holder will stand on the Lothian regional list when voters go to the polls in five weeks.Arthur, from Edinburgh, a familiar face to British boxing fans as a regular TV pundit on big fight nights, has no previous political experience.Alba Party bosses had hinted earlier on Monday that a "big hitter" would be joining them - prompting furious speculation on social media.But few could have predicted a former professional pugilist would be Alba's latest signing.Arthur - who won 31 of his 34 pro fights before retiring from the ring in 2010 - said: “I have had the rare privilege of