Scott Welch boxer

Scott Welch boxer
bouts
26
won
22
lost
4
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1992-09-08
Height
6′ 2″/188cm
Reach
75″/191cm
Age
-
Born
1968-04-21
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Scott Roy Welch (born 21 April 1968) is a retired British professional boxer. As an amateur, Welch became one of the ABA champions at heavyweight. 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, losing to Henry Akinwande by a wide points margin. In the course of his career Welch had 26 professional fights, with 22 wins and an impressive 17 knock-outs.Welch's formative years were spent in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth. Welch got into boxing at a local club. Welch moved to Brighton when he was 16 and found it "a massive wow factor after Yarmouth." At 86 kg (190 lb), he was 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, Welch 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," Welch remembers.Still a fitness fanatic, Welch 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. Welch 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 is Welch's smartphone app designed to help youngsters get into boxing and is approved by the World Boxing Council and the British Boxing Board of Control. By keeping things simple but comprehensive, Welch 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".Welch is proud of his work with young boxers and has been recognised for his efforts with a WBC honorary belt. Welch purchased and restored Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk, which had been derelict for 20 years. The project was featured on the television series The Restoration Man in 2010.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1999-06-26 Julius Francis WWLLWW London Arena, Millwall LOST
Points
1999-01-30 Michael Murray LLLLWL York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Points
1997-11-01 Peter Oboh WWWLWL Kelvin Hall, Glasgow WIN
Points
1997-06-28 Yuri Yelistratov DWWWLW Sports Village, Norwich WIN
Technical knockout
1997-01-11 Henry Akinwande WWWWWW Nashville Arena, Nashville LOST
Unanimous decision
1996-11-09 Daniel Eduardo Neto LLWLWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1996-06-08 Mike Sedillo DWWWLL Telewest Arena, Newcastle WIN
Technical knockout
1996-03-16 Joe Bugner WWWLWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg WIN
Technical knockout
1995-10-27 James Oyebola WWWWWW Metropole Hotel, Brighton WIN
Technical knockout
1995-07-01 Julius Francis LWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
KO
1995-05-13 Eduardo Antonio Carranza LLWLWL Kelvin Hall, Glasgow WIN
KO
1994-12-10 Michael Murray WWLWLL G-Mex Centre, Manchester WIN
Points
1994-09-17 Roger McKenzie WWLLWL Leisure Centre, Crawley WIN
Technical knockout
1994-05-06 James Oyebola WWWWWW Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City LOST
KO
1994-03-15 Steve Garber LLWLLW Grosvenor House, Mayfair WIN
Technical knockout
1993-12-21 Carl Gaffney WLWLLL Grosvenor House, Mayfair WIN
Technical knockout
1993-11-30 Chris Coughlan WLLLLL Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff WIN
KO
1993-11-06 Joey Paladino LLLW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Technical knockout
1993-10-05 Cordwell Hylton DWLLLD Grosvenor House, Mayfair WIN
Technical knockout
1993-09-28 George Carmen LWWWLW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Technical knockout
1993-09-18 Des Vaughan WLWL Granby Halls, Leicester WIN
Technical knockout
1993-06-29 John Harewood WLWLWL Grosvenor House, Mayfair WIN
Technical knockout
1993-05-11 Denroy Bryan WLLWLL Sports Village, Norwich WIN
Technical knockout
1993-02-23 Gary Charlton LLLLLD Doncaster Dome, Doncaster LOST
Technical knockout
1992-10-06 Gary Williams LL Arenahal, Antwerpen WIN
Unanimous decision
1992-09-08 John Williams DLLWLL Sports Village, Norwich WIN
Technical knockout