Scott Welch

Scott Welch
Scott Welch at Brighton & Hove ABC 2010
Statistics
Real name	Scott Welch
Nickname(s)	The Brighton Rock
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6' 2" / 188cm
Reach	75" / 191cm
Nationality	English
Born	(1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Stance	Orthodox

Scott Welch (born 21 April 1968) is a retired British professional boxer. As an amateur, Welch became one of the UK's ABA Heavyweight Champions. 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 all, he had 26 professional fights, with 22 wins and an impressive 17 knock-outs.

As Head Trainer at the Hove ABC,^[1] working alongside his old coach Dave Brown, Welch has dedicated much of his time to training fighters since he retired in 1999.

Guy Ritchie's bare-knuckle movie Snatch (2000), needed authentic boxing co-stars and so Welch played Horace 'Good Night' Anderson. His big fight scene with Brad Pitt has achieved notoriety, famously sending Pitt skyward a round before being 'knocked out'.

Welch takes his acting fame with a big pinch of salt: "A film star lifestyle would be great if I hadn't done anything in my life, but I'm very pleased with what I've achieved. I've had my career. My career was boxing."

Early years

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 kilos, he was just 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.

Professional boxing record

Professional boxing record for Scott Welch from BoxRec

22 Wins (17 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Losses, 0 Draws[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	22-4	Julius Francis	PTS	26 Jun 1999	New London Arena, Millwall, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British heavyweight title, Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title
Win	22-3	Micheal Murry	PTS	30 Jan 1999	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	21-3	Peter Oboh	PTS	1 Nov 1997	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win	20-3	Yuriy Yelistratov	TKO	28 Jun 1997	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Loss	19-3	Henry Akinwande	UD	11 Jan 1997	Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States	WBO heavyweight title
Win	19-2	Daniel Eduardo Neto	UD	9 Nov 1996	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	18-2	Mike Sedillo	KO	8 Jun 1996	Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Win	17-2	Joe Bugner	TKO	16 Mar 1996	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany	vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
Win	16-2	James Oyebola	TKO	27 Oct 1995	Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom	vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title, BBBofC British heavyweight title
Win	15-2	Julius Francis	KO	1 Jul 1995	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area heavyweight title
Win	14-2	Eduardo Antonio Carranza	KO	13 May 1995	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win	13-2	Michael Murray	PTS	10 Dec 1994	G-Mex Leisure Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	12-2	Roger McKenzie	TKO	17 Sep 1994	Leisure Centre, Crawley, Sussex, United Kingdom
Loss	11-2	James Oyebola	KO	6 May 1994	Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBC International heavyweight title, Oyebola down in the 3rd round.
Win	11-1	Steve Garber	TKO	15 Mar 1994	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	10-1	Carl Gaffney	TKO	21 Dec 1993	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	9-1	Chris Coughlan	KO	30 Nov 1993	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Win	8-1	Joey Paladino	TKO	6 Nov 1993	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	7-1	Cordwell Hylton	TKO	5 Oct 1993	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	6-1	George Carmen	TKO	28 Sep 1993	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	5-1	Des Vaughan	TKO	18 Sep 1993	Granby Halls, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Win	4-1	John Harewood	TKO	29 Jun 1993	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	3-1	Denroy Bryan	TKO	11 May 1993	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Loss	2-1	Gary Charlton	TKO	23 Feb 1993	Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	Welch stopped on cuts
Win	2-0	Gary Williams	PTS	6 Oct 1992	Arenahal, Antwerp, Belgium
Win	1-0	John Williams	TKO	8 Sep 1992	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Current activities

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 ^[3][4] is Welch's smartphone app designed to help youngsters get into boxing and is approved by the WBC (World Boxing Council) and the BBBofC (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.^[5]

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Scott Welch from BoxRec
• Scott Welch at the Internet Movie Database
• Scott Welch on Twitter