Scott Lawton (boxer)
Scott Lawton | |
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Born | Scott Lawton 23 August 1976 |
Nationality | British |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 36 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 5 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 1 |
Scott Lawton is an English professional boxer who has competed in the lightweight and super featherweight divisions. He comes from Stoke-on-Trent, is a two-time English lightweight champion and has challenged for the full British and Commonwealth lightweight titles as well as the full European super featherweight title.[1]
Professional career
Lawton's professional debut came in September 2001 with a win overs Dave Hinds at the
English champion and title challenger
Following the victory over Carey, Lawton's next significant fight in June 2006 was for the vacant English title beating Stefy Bull in the 8th round at the
Lawton rebounded with four straight wins setting himself up for a shot at the new and unbeaten English champion
On 13 June 2009 Lawton again challenged for the British title, travelling to the Robin Park Arena in Wigan to fight Manchester's John Murray. The fight again ended in disappointment for Lawton as he once again came up short at championship level, the referee stopping the fight in the sixth round ensuring a third championship defeat for Lawton.[4] After the fight Lawton said that the result had made him consider his future in the sport saying "I'm 32 now and you can't keep going on forever. It's something that I've got to think hard about"[5]
Move to super featherweight
Following the
Prizefighter
On 20 November 2010 Lawton returned to the ring to take part in the Prizefighter tournament which featured boxers from the super featherweight division. Prior to the competition he claimed that a win would "open doorways" and possibly lead to another shot at the British title.[8] The draw for the knock out style tournament gave Lawton a taste of what might happen if he did fight for the British belt once again as he faced the reigning British champion Gary Sykes in the quarter-finals. Sykes however was too good for Scott on the night and ran out a comfortable points winner over the three rounds although ended up losing himself in the semi-finals to eventual winner Gary Buckland.[9]
Retirement
Lawton challenged previous victim Derry Mathews for the IBO International lightweight title on 22 January 2011, stating prior to the fight that it would be his last.[10] The fight, in Liverpool, resulted in all three judges scoring for Mathews with the fight going the full 12 rounds despite a knock down for Lawton in the sixth.[10] Speaking after the fight Lawton said "I finished off with a good last round ... I was getting to him towards the end of the fight and he didn't want to stand and trade with me ... I kept throwing shots and nothing was coming back. I had him on the ropes and he had to bite on his gum shield to get through it".[11] Announcing his retirement from boxing Lawton said that he would now concentrate on training boxers at the Impact gym saying "I'm going to miss boxing. It's been a massive part of my life – and it's been fun ... But I'm getting on and needed to start thinking of doing something else. I'm going to concentrate on training champions."[11]
References
- ^ a b "Boxrec | Scott Lawton professional record". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "BBC Sport | Thaxton powers to win over Lawton". Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "BBC Sport | Khan sees off Lawton challenge". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "Sporting Life | Murray maintains unbeaten record". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ BBC Sport | Lawton considers retirement plan
- ^ BBC Sport | I can mix with the best - Lawton
- ^ "The Guardian | Scott Lawton defeated by Leva Kirakosyan". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Staffs Live | Lawton hopes Prizefighter will lead to title shot
- ^ "Sky Sports | It's a knockout for Buckland". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ a b BBC Sport | Scott Lawton ends career with a defeat
- ^ a b "Stoke and Staffordshire report | Scott Lawton ends professional career with a defeat". Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.