| Scott Welch | |
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Scott Welch at Brighton & Hove ABC 2010 |
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| Real name | Scott Welch |
| Nickname(s) | The Brighton Rock |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6' 2" / 188cm |
| Reach | 75" / 191cm |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 21 April 1968 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK |
| Stance | Orthodox |
Scott Welch
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As an amateur, Scott became one of the UK's ABA Heavyweight Champions. He travelled the world as a professional boxer, winning the Southern Area belt, the British, Commonwealth and WBO Intercontinental titles.
In 1997, he contended the WBO World Title fight in Nashville, narrowly losing to Henry Akinwande on points.
In all, he had 26 professional fights, with 22 wins and an impressive 17 knock-outs.
As Head Trainer at the Hove ABC,[1] working alongside his old coach Dave Brown, Scott has dedicated much of his time to training fighters since he retired in 1999.
Guy Ritchie's bare-knuckle movie Snatch (2000), needed authentic boxing co-stars and so Scott played Horace 'Good Night' Anderson. His big fight scene with Brad Pitt has achieved notoriety, famously sending Brad Pitt skyward around before being 'knocked out'.
Scott takes his acting fame with a big pinch of salt: "A film star lifestyle would be great if I hadn't done anything in my life, but I'm very pleased with what I've achieved. I've had my career. My career was boxing."
Scott's formative years were spent in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth. Scott went to school with Snatch star Jason Statham and got into boxing at a local club.
Scott moved to Brighton when he was 16 and found it "a massive wow factor after Yarmouth." At 86 kilos, he was just too big to find a match on the amateur circuit. It took a couple more years, and some intensive coaching at the Hove ABC (Amateur Boxing Club) under Dave Brown, before his amateur career started. Over the next few years, Scott racked up an impressive amateur record of 30 wins against 8 defeats (5 of which he later reversed), culminating in the ABA Heavyweight title of Great Britain in May 1992. "In amateur boxing, every fight was a tough fight as we were all so well matched," Scott remembers.
Professional boxing record for Scott Welch from BoxRec
| 22 Wins (17 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Losses, 0 Draws[2] | |||||||
| Res. | Opponnent | Type | Date | Location | Notes | ||
| Loss | Julius Francis | PTS | 26/06/1999 | New London Arena, Millwall, London, United Kingdom | BBBofC British heavyweight title, Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title | ||
| Win | Micheal Murry | PTS | 30/01/1999 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Peter Oboh | PTS | 01/11/1997 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Yuriy Yelistratov | TKO | 28/06/1997 | Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom | |||
| Loss | Henry Akinwande | UD | 11/01/1997 | Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States | WBO heavyweight title | ||
| Win | Daniel Eduardo Neto | UD | 09/11/1996 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Win | Mike Sedillo | KO | 08/06/1996 | Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Joe Bugner | TKO | 16/03/1996 | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany | vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title | ||
| Win | James Oyebola | TKO | 27/10/1995 | Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom | vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title, BBBofC British heavyweight title | ||
| Win | Julius Francis | KO | 01/07/1995 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom | BBBofC Southern Area heavyweight title | ||
| Win | Eduardo Antonio Carranza | KO | 13/05/1995 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Michael Murray | PTS | 10/12/1994 | G-Mex Leisure Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Roger McKenzie | TKO | 17/09/1994 | Leisure Centre, Crawley, Sussex, United Kingdom | |||
| Loss | James Oyebola | KO | 06/05/1994 | Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBC International heavyweight title, Oyebola down in the 3rd round. | ||
| Win | Steve Garber | TKO | 15/03/1994 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Carl Gaffney | TKO | 21/12/1993 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Chris Coughlan | KO | 30/11/1993 | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Joey Paladino | TKO | 06/11/1993 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Cordwell Hylton | TKO | 05/10/1993 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | George Carmen | TKO | 28/09/1993 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Des Vaughan | TKO | 18/09/1993 | Granby Halls, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | John Harewood | TKO | 29/06/1993 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Win | Denroy Bryan | TKO | 11/05/1993 | Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom | |||
| Loss | Gary Charlton | TKO | 23/02/1993 | Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Welch stopped on cuts | ||
| Win | Gary Williams | PTS | 06/10/1992 | Arenahal, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium | |||
| Win | John Williams | TKO | 08/09/1992 | Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom | |||
Still a fitness fanatic, Scott has raised huge sums for charity, completing the gruelling 250-mile Marathon des Sables in the Sahara, climbing Kilimanjaro and has tackled the Atacama desert.
Scott is Head Trainer at the Brighton and Hove ABC, working alongside his old coach Dave Brown. "I really enjoy it," he says, "I'm putting it all back in. We've got a few good prospects, and there's a lot of younger lads coming through, too".
iBoxing Trainer [3][4] is Scott's smartphone app designed to help youngsters get into boxing and is approved by the WBC (World Boxing Council) and the BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Control). By keeping things simple but comprehensive, Scott covers everything an aspiring boxer needs to get started and progress. "Learning the basics properly is vital. I wish I had something like this when I first started".
Scott is proud of his work with young boxers and has been recognised for his efforts with a WBC honorary belt. This boxer isn't ready to hang up his gloves just yet.
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