Career
Appleby turned professional in January 2006 at the Street.Andrew"s Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland. In his debut Appleby defeated Blackburn"s Graeme Higginson with a third round stoppage. Appleby defeated John Simpson on 6 June 2008 at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow to claim the British featherweight title.
On 25 April 2009 Appleby lost his British title against Martin Lindsay at the Ulster Hall, Belfast.
The fight was stopped in round 6 after some heavy blows from Lindsay, although Appleby did not suffer a knockdown in the fight. On 30 September 2008, Appleby was chosen as Britain"s Best Young Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Club.
