Frank Albert Scott

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Frank Albert Scott (1949–2005) is a former boxer and boxing coach.

Frank won a bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games. He was a member of the Canadian Boxing Team in the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games, and the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]

Scott was a boxing coach with the Queensborough Boxing Club in New Westminster, BC, Canada.[2]

Golden Gloves, Tournaments and All Star Club Shows

During his active years, some of his bouts took place in Seattle, Washington including an "All Star" boxing card that took place on March 23, 1968. Five boxers from Vancouver's Firefighters Boxing Club took part including Frankie, Nicky McDonald, Freddy Stephen Fuller, Brian Zelley and John Gamble. The USA boxers competing were Billy Gray, Andy Anderson, Fraser Scott, Lee Thode, Wilbur Seales Sugar Ray Seales, Neil Knight and Gary Ferrari.[3]

Frank also competed in the 1968 Seattle Golden Gloves/Pacific Northwest AAU Championships in one of the largest BC teams to compete with 19 members as follows:

Billy Taylor, Brian Zelley, Danny Gontes, Dave Johnson, Dave Wylie, Derek Austin, Dick Findlay, Dick Findlay, Earl McLeay, Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller, Glen McGee, John Amos, John Carr, Larry Sinitsin, Les Vegas, Nafiz Ahmed, Nicky McDonald, Rick Fleck and Wayne Boyce.[4]

THE 1968 BC GOLDEN GLOVES Prior to the 1968 Seattle Golden Gloves, FRANK SCOTT competed in the 1968 BC Golden Gloves held at Vancouver's PNE Garden Auditorium.

Scott punched his way into the finals with a victory over STEVEN FLAJOLE of Renton, Washington to face teammate BRIAN ZELLEY who defeated BRIAN GRAY of the East Vancouver Optimists Boxing Club. In the finals, Scott earned a victory by decision.[5]

British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame

  • In 2010, Frank was one of fifteen selected for the newly created

British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.[6] Frank Albert Scott was one of ten boxers selected including: 1. Eddie Haddad 2. Jimmy Walter 3. Harold Mann 4. Dick Findlay 5. Frank Scott 6. Fred Desrosier 7. Freddy Stephen Fuller 8. Chris Ius Chris Ius 9. Dale Walters 10.Manuel Sobral Manuel Sobral

References

  1. ↑ GBRathletics.com, COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOXING
  2. ↑ Boxing BC
  3. ↑ Seattle Boxing Club boxing program, 23 March 1968
  4. ↑ "The Vancouver Sun" newspaper
  5. ↑ Dave Empey, The Vancouver Sun
  6. ↑ BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame

See also

1970 Commonwealth Games

Other Canadian boxers at the 1970 Commonwealth Games were:

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