George Scott (boxer)
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Birth name | George Kelly Cramne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | George Kelly Scott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Monrovia, Liberia | 20 December 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | BK Rapid (-1986) IF Linnéa (1987–1990) Djurgårdens IF (1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he won the silver medal in the lightweight (– 60 kg) division.[1] He also won five Swedish Championships before becoming a pro in the United States in 1991.
1988 Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 32: Defeated John Nkagala (Malawi) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: Defeated Michael Carruth (Ireland) by first-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Charlie Kane (Great Britain) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Nergüin Enkhbat (Mongolia) by decision, 3-2
- Final: Lost to Andreas Zülow (East Germany) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)
Pro boxing career
[edit]In 1995 he won the WBU World Champion title, which he kept until 1997.
Kickboxing career
[edit]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
[edit]46 fights | 41 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 17 | 1 |
By decision | 24 | 4 |
Draws | 0 | |
No contests | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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46 | Loss | 41–5 | ![]() |
TD | 6 (12) | 2001-11-17 | ![]() |
For EBU European Super lightweight title. Bout stopped early in round 6 after Scott was cut from a headbutt. |
45 | Loss | 41–4 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 2001-02-23 | ![]() |
For IBF Inter-Continental Super lightweight title. IBF Super lightweight title eliminator. |
44 | Win | 41–3 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 2000-12-01 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 40–3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2000-04-28 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 39–3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2000-03-31 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 38–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1999-11-29 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 37–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8), 1:42 | 1999-05-08 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 36–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:27 | 1999-03-06 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 35–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6), 2:38 | 1998-12-12 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 34–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1998-09-12 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 33–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:14 | 1998-08-15 | ![]() |
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35 | Loss | 32–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 1998-05-29 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 32–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1998-02-28 | ![]() |
For WBC Lightweight title. |
33 | Win | 32–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 1997-08-09 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 31–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1997-02-15 | ![]() |
Retained WBU Lightweight title. |
31 | Win | 30–1 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 1996-11-05 | ![]() |
Retained WBU Lightweight title. |
30 | Win | 29–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1996-06-07 | ![]() |
Retained WBU Lightweight title. |
29 | Win | 28–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:59 | 1996-02-09 | ![]() |
Retained WBU Lightweight title. |
28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1995-10-07 | ![]() |
Won WBU Lightweight title. |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 1995-06-18 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1995-01-28 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1994-11-05 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12) | 1994-08-27 | ![]() |
For IBF Super lightweight title. |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1994-04-22 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 1994-02-17 | ![]() |
Won WBC Continental Americas Super lightweight title. |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1993-12-03 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1993-10-22 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (?) | 1993-09-24 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1993-07-24 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1993-05-22 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1993-04-30 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (?) | 1993-04-03 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?), 1:40 | 1993-02-26 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1993-01-15 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 1:46 | 1992-10-31 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:45 | 1992-07-11 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 1992-05-30 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 1992-05-09 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 1:51 | 1992-03-27 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | 1992-02-20 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (4), 0:34 | 1992-02-01 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1991-12-15 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 18 Oct 1991 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | 1991-09-21 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 1991-08-16 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:28 | 1991-07-29 | ![]() |
Professional debut. |
Kickboxing record
[edit]2 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 1-1 | ![]() |
Decision (Split) | K-1 Rumble of the Kings 2009 in Stockholm | 20 November 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
Loss | 0-1 | ![]() |
Decision (Unanimous) | K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005 | 21 May 2005 | 3 | 3:00 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ a b DatabaseOlympics.com: George Cramne Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Talarforum: George Scott retrieved 7 April 2014
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for George Scott from BoxRec (registration required)
- George Cramne at Olympics.com
- George Cramne at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Lightweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish people of Liberian descent
- Sportspeople of Liberian descent
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Swedish male boxers
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish people
- Djurgårdens IF boxers