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Born | Scott William Fitzgerald 13 December 1991 (age 32) [1] Preston, Lancashire, England [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Fitzy [2] Mad Man Fitzy [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Scott William Fitzgerald (born 13 December 1991) is an English professional boxer who is a former British super-welterweight champion. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Representing England, Fitzgerald won a gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, knocking opponent Mandeep Jangra from India to the canvas three times during the final which he took by unanimous decision. [3] [4] He was a member of the Team GB squad and competed for the British Lionhearts in the World Series of Boxing. [5]
Fitzgerald turned professional in September 2015 signing a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing [6] [7] and made his pro-debut on 27 February 2016, stopping Ben Heap in the third of a scheduled four rounds at Manchester Arena. [8]
He claimed his first professional title on 30 March 2019, winning the vacant WBA International super-welterweight belt thanks to a split decision success over Anthony Fowler in Liverpool. [9] [10] [11]
Fitzgerald won the British super-welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Ted Cheeseman at Newcastle Arena on 19 October 2019. [12] [13]
In early 2020 he spent 12 days in rehab at Tony Adams’ Sporting Chance Clinic in a bid to tackle problems with gambling, drugs and alcohol. [14] Fitzgerald vacated his British title due to his personal issues and having served time in prison on remand following his arrest for an alleged assault and subsequently admitting a charge of breach of the peace at Preston Magistrates' Court in November 2020. [15] [16]
He returned to the boxing ring on 1 May 2021 at Manchester Arena where he defeated France's Gregory Trenel via third-round stoppage. [17] [18]
In February 2022, Fitzgerald appeared at Preston Magistrates' Court where he admitted assaulting his girlfriend and was sentenced to an 18 month community order which included completing 30 days of rehabilitation activities to address his substance misuse and anger problems as well as being ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work and pay a total of £180. [19]
Fitzgerald was sentenced to 46 weeks in prison in May 2023 after pleading guilty at Preston Crown Court to causing grievous bodily harm relating in a fight outside a pub on 22 November 2022 during which he broke a man’s jaw although he was released from custody soon after the court hearing due to having already spent six months behind bars on remand. [20] [21] [22] The following month he was fined £150 at Preston Magistrates' Court after admitting two assault charges relating to an incident at a different pub on 13 November 2022. [23] [24]
In February 2024, Fitzgerald told the media he wanted to relaunch his boxing career after he was found not guilty of rape following a trial at Preston Crown Court stemming from an allegation for which he was first arrested in April 2020. [25] [26] [27]
15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | Gregory Trenel | TKO | 3 (8), 2:43 | 1 May 2021 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Ted Cheeseman | UD | 12 | 19 Oct 2019 | Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England | Won British super-welterweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Anthony Fowler | SD | 10 | 30 Mar 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBA International super-welterweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Filip Rzadek | TKO | 2 (6), 1:24 | 2 Feb 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Craig Morris | TKO | 10 (10), 2:13 | 8 Sep 2018 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Laszlo Fazekas | PTS | 8 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Ishmael Tetteh | TKO | 1 (6), 2:10 | 25 Feb 2018 | Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Bradley Pryce | TKO | 5 (8), 1:37 | 30 Sep 2017 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Raimonds Sniedze | TKO | 2 (4), 1:10 | 15 Jul 2017 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Andrej Cepur | TKO | 4 (8), 1:57 | 11 Mar 2017 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Adam Jones | PTS | 6 | 15 Oct 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Darryl Sharp | PTS | 4 | 30 Jul 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Gabor Balogh | TKO | 2 (4), 1:52 | 29 May 2016 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Robert Studzinski | TKO | 2 (4), 2:45 | 2 Apr 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Ben Heap | TKO | 3 (4), 1:45 | 27 Feb 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
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