Malik Scott

Dohonna Malik Scott (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional boxer, known as "King" or "The Noble Artist". He holds notable wins over former world heavyweight title challengers Alex Leapai and Tony Thompson.

Amateur career

Scott started boxing at the age of 11 and had a stellar amateur career. In 1997, he won the Junior Olympics Championships and in 1998, Scott won the American Boxing Classic title and the "Under-19" Junior World Championships crown.

He won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1999 defeating world champ Michael Bennett and Jason Estrada in the process. In 2000 he beat DaVarryl Williamson and Malcolm Tann but lost to Estrada at the trials and then Bennett in the Olympic box-offs and therefore did not qualify. His record was 70–3.

Professional career

Scott turned professional in 2000 and has only two defeats to his name. His wins include former amateur star Terry McGroom and journeymen David Bostice and Louis Monaco, he took a big step up in early 2007 and defeated former contender Charles Shufford.

He did not fight between December 2008 and the beginning of 2012, due to a bicep injury. He has since recovered from the injury and made a comeback in early 2012.^[1][2] Scott was under the tuition of boxing Hall of Fame trainer Jesse Reid until 2014 when the pair split because Scott believed Father Time was catching up with Reid, Scott then reunited with his former amateur coach, Fred Jenkins. Scott is promoted by Goossen-Tutor.^[3][4] Scott was scheduled to fight on the Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida undercard at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. The fight took place on February 18, 2012. The opponent was heavyweight journeyman Kendrick Releford.^[5] It marked Scott's first return to the boxing ring, more than three years after his last fight. It was the second time Scott faced Releford in his career, as they fought back in January 2006. As the case for their first fight, Scott won by unanimous decision.

Scott's second fight in 2012 was on June 23, 2012 at Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California. He faced off against the Mexican heavyweight boxer, Alvaro Morales. Scott won by a unanimous decision. He won by 60–54 on all three scirecards.^[6] Scott then fought on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson on September 8, 2012 at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, California. It was against Tongan heavyweight contender Bowie Tupou. Scott won the fight by an 8-round TKO.^[7] On January 10, 2013 it was announced that Scott would face off against unbeaten heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glazkov. The fight took place on February 23, 2013 and ended in a draw, the first blemish on Scott's record. On July 20, 2013 Scott fought Derek Chisora for the vacant WBO International Heavyweight title. The fight took place at the Wembley Arena in London England and Scott suffered his first defeat, a sixth knockout. Having been floored, he waited until the referee counted to nine to get up, but was adjudged to have been counted out in the act of rising. On January 24, 2014 Scott beat Grover Young by a stoppage in the second round, before getting knocked out in the first round by Deontay Wilder on March 15, 2014. Scott then fought crafty southpaw veteran and somewhat of a gatekeeper, Tony Thompson, on October 30, 2015. The fight was scheduled for ten rounds and Scott went on to win the fight via unanimous decision despite being knocked down in the ninth round.

On November 12, 2016 he fought Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz in Monaco. Despite claiming that to have a perfect camp, the bout was largely uneventful and disappointing. Scott was on the backfoot for most of the fight and seemed completely unwilling to engage with Ortiz. British commentator Adam Smith lamented the bout as "the worst I have seen in many years". Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was also visibly disappointed after the bout and claimed that "Scott didn`t do us any favours tonight". The official scorecards were 120-105, 120-106, 119-106, all in favour of Ortiz. ^[8][9]

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (13 knockouts), 3 Losses (2 knockouts), 1 Draw[10]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	38–3–1	Luis Ortiz	UD	12	2016-11-12	Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo	For vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Win	38–2–1	Tony Thompson	UD	10	2015-10-30	The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida
Win	37–2–1	Alex Leapai	UD	10	2014-10-31	Logan Metro Sports Centre, Crestmead, Queensland
Loss	36–2–1	Deontay Wilder	KO	1 (12), 1:36	2014-03-15	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Pueblo of Bayamón, Bayamón
Win	36–1–1	Grover Young	TKO	2 (8), 1:51	2014-01-24	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington
Loss	35–1–1	Dereck Chisora	TKO	6 (10), 2:56	2013-07-20	Wembley Arena, Wembley, Greater London	For vacant WBO International heavyweight title.
Draw	35–0–1	Vyacheslav Glazkov	SD	10	2013-02-23	Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York
Win	35–0	Bowie Tupou	TKO	8 (8), 0:52	2012-09-08	Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win	34–0	Alvaro Morales	UD	6	2012-06-23	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California
Win	33–0	Kendrick Releford	UD	8	2012-02-18	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
Win	32–0	Raphael Butler	UD	8	2008-12-13	Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California
Win	31–0	Arthur Cook	TKO	7 (8), 2:46	2008-07-18	Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada
Win	30–0	Damian Norris	UD	10	2007-12-11	Crazy Horse Saloon, Miami, Florida
Win	29–0	Sedreck Fields	UD	4	2007-07-20	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	28–0	Charles Shufford	UD	10	2007-05-04	Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	27–0	Ramon Hayes	UD	8	2007-02-22	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win	26–0	Andrew Greeley	UD	8	2006-12-14	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win	25–0	Marcus McGee	UD	8	2006-07-22	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	24–0	Kendrick Releford	UD	8	2006-01-28	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	23–0	Dennis McKinney	UD	6	2005-11-19	Cricket Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Win	22–0	Shane Swartz	UD	8	2005-04-23	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	21–0	David Bostice	UD	8	2005-01-29	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	20–0	Louis Monaco	UD	8	2004-11-04	SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas
Win	19–0	Drexie James	KO	1 (6), 2:25	2004-08-06	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	18–0	Carlton Johnson	UD	8	2003-07-26	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win	17–0	Otis Tisdale	UD	8	2003-06-07	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	16–0	Onebo Maxime	UD	6	2003-04-04	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Win	15–0	Terry McGroom	TKO	2 (8), 2:58	2003-02-01	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	14–0	Ken Murphy	UD	8	2002-10-19	Reliant Park, Houston, Texas
Win	13–0	Bryan Blakely	TKO	1 (8), 2:46	2002-08-24	Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	12–0	Lyle McDowell	TKO	7 (8), 3:00	2002-07-13	Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	11–0	Dan Ward	UD	8	2002-06-08	The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee
Win	10–0	Britton Thomas	KO	1 (8), 2:01	2002-04-27	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	9–0	Curtis Taylor	TKO	3 (8)	2002-03-16	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Win	8–0	Ramon Hayes	UD	6	2002-02-02	Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	7–0	Louis Monaco	SD	6	2001-10-13	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	6–0	Ron Brown	TKO	2 (6), 2:20	2001-08-18	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	5–0	Tracy Williams	UD	4	2001-06-15	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	4–0	Robert Anderson	TKO	2 (4), 2:23	2001-05-19	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	3–0	Maurice Wheeler	UD	4	2001-03-16	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	2–0	Jackie Beard	TKO	3 (4)	2001-02-02	Celeste Center, Columbus, Ohio
Win	1–0	Tony Foster	TKO	2 (4), 2:32	2000-11-10	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Malik Scott from BoxRec