George Scott (boxer) explained

George Scott
Birth Name:George Kelly Cramne
Full Name:George Kelly Scott
Weight Class:Lightweight
Club:BK Rapid (-1986)
IF Linnéa (1987–1990)
Djurgårdens IF (1991)
Birth Date:20 December 1966
Birth Place:Monrovia, Liberia
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George Kelly Scott (born 20 December 1966), earlier George Cramne, is a retired Swedish professional boxer of Liberian descent. He won the Swedish championship five years in a row, took a silver medal in the Olympic games in Seoul 1988. He became a pro boxer and trained for the legendary Angelo Dundee and won the world champion belt for WBU. He never lost his belt in the ring, but would later have it taken away from him following a disagreement with his manager.[1] [2]

Amateur career

He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he won the silver medal in the lightweight (– 60 kg) division. He also won five Swedish Championships before becoming a pro in the United States in 1991.

1988 Olympic results

Pro boxing career

In 1995 he won the WBU World Champion title, which he kept until 1997.

Kickboxing career

Scott lost his first fight in 2005 by unanimous decision. He came back to win his second fight by split decision against former 1988 Olympic boxing bronze medalist Lars Myrberg at the K-1 Rumble of the Kings 2009 in Stockholm.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
46Loss41–5 Gianluca Branco6 (12)2001-11-17
45Loss41–4 Allan VesterMD122001-02-23
44Win41–3 Fred LaddUD62000-12-01
43Win40–3 Alan BosworthUD82000-04-28
42Win39–3 Gianni GelliUD82000-03-31
41Win38–3 Delroy MellisPTS61999-11-29
40Win37–3 John T KellyTKO8 (8), 1999-05-08
39Win36–3 Karl TaylorTKO4 (6), 1999-03-06
38Win35–3 Rudi ValentinoTKO6 (6), 1998-12-12
37Win34–3 Rimvydas BiliusPTS81998-09-12
36Win33–3 Julio IbarraTKO3 (8), 1998-08-15
35Loss32–3 Gianni Gelli101998-05-29
34Loss32–2 Stevie JohnstonUD121998-02-28
33Win32–1 Mark RamseyPTS101997-08-09
32Win31–1 Zoltan KalocsaiUD121997-02-15
31Win30–1 Naas ScheepersMD121996-11-05
30Win29–1 Pete TaliaferroUD121996-06-07
29Win28–1 Shane GannonKO1 (12), 1996-02-09
28Win27–1 Rafael RuelasUD121995-10-07
27Win26–1 Macario Davila4 (10), 1995-06-18
26Win25–1 Jose Miguel FernandezUD101995-01-28
25Win24–1 Antonio OjedaUD81994-11-05
24Loss23–1 Jake RodríguezTKO9 (12)1994-08-27
23Win23–0 Mike PowellUD81994-04-22
22Win22–0 Homer Gibbins121994-02-17
21Win21–0 Robert RiveraUD101993-12-03
20Win20–0 Chauncey JohnsonUD101993-10-22
19Win19–0 Antonio CarterKO5 (?)1993-09-24
18Win18–0 Donald AllisonUD101993-07-24
17Win17–0 John StewartUD81993-05-22
16Win16–0 Darren McGrewPTS81993-04-30
15Win15–0 Ed PollardKO4 (?)1993-04-03
14Win14–0 Martin GalvanTKO2 (?), 1993-02-26
13Win13–0 Mike PowellUD81993-01-15
12Win12–0 Wayne ShepherdTKO6 (8), 1992-10-31
11Win11–0 Russell MosleyTKO5 (8), 1992-07-11
10Win10–0 Fernando RupertoTKO4 (6)1992-05-30
9Win9–0 Jerry PerezUD61992-05-09
8Win8–0 Jeff Schuyler4 (6), 1992-03-27
7Win7–0 Aaron ShockleyKO1 (6), 1992-02-20
6Win6–0 John SmithKO3 (4), 1992-02-01
5Win5–0 George Kellman41991-12-15
4Win4–0 John JonesUD418 Oct 1991
3Win3–0 Wayne WindleKO2 (4)1991-09-21
2Win2–0 Steve Frederick41991-08-16
1Win1–0 Armando Gonzalez1 (4), 1991-07-29

Kickboxing record

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ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
1-1 Lars MyrbergDecision (Split)K-1 Rumble of the Kings 2009 in Stockholm33:00 Stockholm, Sweden
0-1 Zoltan SarossyDecision (Unanimous)K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 200533:00 Stockholm, Sweden

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CRAMNGEO01 DatabaseOlympics.com: George Cramne
  2. http://www.talarforum.se/george.scott Talarforum: George Scott