Scott first donned a pair of boxing gloves at the tender age
of three. He was crowned British School Boys champion three times and only
missed out on a forth crown when he was out pointed by Naseem Hamed in the
final.
He had an impressive amateur career, having 64 bouts with 60
wins. Scott was the ABA Senior Light-Middleweight Championship in 1996 and
turned professional in 1997.
In 2003 he fought Howard Eastman for the European, British
and Commonwealth Titles, although Scott caught Eastman in the 1st he went on
to lose the contest in the 3rd.
In 2004 and 2005, Scott was presented the BBC South West Sports
Personality of the Year Award.
To date he has had 25 professional contests winning 23 of
them, 16 by knockout. He has successfully defended the British Middleweight
Title three times resulting in being presented the Longdsdale Belt to keep.
Scott has fought and successfully won the IBO Intercontinental Middleweight
Title and the English Middleweight Title.
Scott is now ranked in the top ten Middleweights in the
World and will soon be looking to become the Commonwealth Middleweight
Champion.
STATISTICS
|
Nickname |
Dynamite |
|
Place of Birth |
Plymouth |
|
Nationality |
British |
|
Place of Residence |
Plymouth |
|
DOB |
23-07-74 |
|
Stance |
Southpaw |
|
Weight |
Middleweight |
|
Height |
5ft 11in |
|
Reach |
74in |
|
Debut |
15-11-97 |
|
Amateur Club |
Mayflower ABC |
|
Amateur Credentials |
ABA Champion 1996 |