Kris George

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Kris George
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Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
BornAustralia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights17
Wins14
Wins by KO8
Losses3

Kris George is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2018. He held the WBA Oceania super-lightweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the Commonwealth welterweight title from 2016 to 2018.

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Professional career

George made his professional debut on 19 October 2012, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Harrison Gardner at the Rumours International in Toowoomba, Australia. [2]

After compiling a record of 5–0 (4 KOs) he faced Ozan Craddock for the vacant Queensland State welterweight title on 14 March 2014 at the Rumours International. After suffering a suspected broken left hand in the first round, George went on to win via third-round TKO. [3]

He followed up his Queensland State title win with a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Amor Tino on 31 October 2014 at the Rumours International, moving down in weight to capture the vacant WBA Oceania super-lightweight title. One judge scored the bout 98–92 while the other two scored it 98–93. [4] He made the first defence of his WBA regional title against future world champion Xu Can on 27 June 2015 at the Rumours International, losing by UD with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94 to hand George the first defeat of his career. [5]

He bounced back from defeat with four wins, one by stoppage, before defeating former two-time Olympian Cameron Hammond on 25 November 2016 at the Rumours International, capturing the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title via UD [6] with the judges' scorecards reading 119–109, 117–111 and 116–111. [7] In his first defence he faced Jack Brubaker on 22 October 2017 at The Star in Sydney, Australia, retaining his title via sixth-round TKO after the fight was stopped due to Brubaker suffering a cut. [8] At the time of the stoppage George was ahead on two of the judges' scorecards with 48–47 while the third judge had Brubaker ahead with 50–46. [9] Following a knockout (KO) win against Maximiliano Scalzone in March 2018 in a non-title fight, George made the second defence of his Commonwealth title against British 2016 Olympian Josh Kelly on 16 June 2018 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, with Kelly's WBA International welterweight title also on the line. After seven one-sided rounds, George's corner pulled their fighter out of the contest at the end of the seventh, handing George the second defeat of his career to lose his Commonwealth title via eighth-round corner retirement (RTD). [10]

Following his defeat to Kelly, George announced his retirement from boxing in July 2018. [11]

Professional boxing record

16 fights14 wins2 losses
By knockout81
By decision61
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss14–2 Josh Kelly RTD7 (12), 3:0016 Jun 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandLost Commonwealth welterweight title;
For WBA International welterweight title
15Win14–1Maximiliano ScalzoneKO1 (5), 1:2610 Mar 2018Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
14Win13–1Jack BrubakerTKO6 (12), 2:2022 Oct 2017 The Star, Sydney, AustraliaRetained Commonwealth welterweight title
13Win12–1 Cameron Hammond UD1225 Nov 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
12Win11–1Bowyn MorganTKO3 (8)21 Jul 2016 Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
11Win10–1Arnon YucharoenUD513 May 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
10Win9–1Andrew WallaceUD629 Jan 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
9Win8–1Daniel MaxwellUD431 Oct 2015Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
8Loss7–1 Xu Can UD1027 Jun 2015Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaLost WBA Oceania super-lightweight title
7Win7–0Amor TinoUD1031 Oct 2014Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant WBA Oceania super-lightweight title
6Win6–0Ozan CraddockKO3 (8), 1:0914 Mar 2014Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant Queensland State welterweight title
5Win5–0Robert HeppellTKO1 (4), 0:2015 Jun 2013Fortitude Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
4Win4–0Dean CambridgeTKO1 (4), 2:077 Jun 2013Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
3Win3–0Jay ThompsonMD48 Mar 2013Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
2Win2–0Trent HudsonKO1 (4), 1:2323 Nov 2012Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
1Win1–0Harrison GardnerTKO1 (4), 1:2519 Oct 2012Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia

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References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Kris George". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ "BoxRec: Kris George vs. Harrison Gardner". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ↑ McCullough, Glen (15 March 2014). "George thunders his way to Queensland title victory". The Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Kris George vs. Amor Tino". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Drewe, Ben (28 June 2015). "Toowoomba boxers unable to secure titles". The Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Drewe, Ben. "George changes focus after Commonwealth title win". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Kris George vs. Cameron Hammond". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Parkinson, Andrew (23 May 2018). "Video | Brubaker's sights set on world title ahead of headline bout". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Kris George vs. Jack Brubaker". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Horan, Matt (17 June 2018). "George vs Kelly: Josh Kelly cruises to Commonwealth title win over Kris George in Newcastle". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Cocks, Anthony (13 July 2018). "Boxing news from the land of Oz". Max Boxing. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Paddy Murphy 		Queensland State welterweight champion
14 March 2014 – September 2014		Vacant
Title next held by
Ben Kite
Inaugural champion WBA Oceania super-lightweight champion
31 October 2014 – 27 June 2015		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Bradley Skeete 		Commonwealth welterweight champion
25 November 2016 – 16 June 2018		Succeeded by
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