Don Scott (boxer)

Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver	1948 London	Light Heavyweight
Competitor for  England
British Empire Games
Gold	1950 Auckland	Light heavyweight

Don Scott (Donald E. Scott; born July 23, 1928) is a boxer from Great Britain, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.

Amateur career

Scott represented his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948, and won the silver medal at Light Heavyweight. He subsequently won the Empire Games gold medal in Auckland. He served in the Royal Military Police during national service. The famous boxing referee Harry Gibbs claimed to have fought Scott and won in his autobiography during their military service. Scott has no recollection of the bout; Gibbs is adamant that Scott was a serving soldier in the Brigade of Guards so it is possibly a namesake.

He boxed professionally as a heavyweight and was managed by Bob Curley. He was a big enough name from his amateur career to box in London at the Albert Hall. His professional career was not as successful as his amateur. On his retirement from the ring he was involved in retail management. He continued his interest in boxing in the Derby area and was involved in coaching. He regularly attended both amateur and professional boxing events in Derby and preferred to sit quietly at the back rather than be presented in the ring.

He still resides in Derby where he was born. He was married but divorced and had a daughter and a son who predeceased him.

External links

• sports-reference.com
• Professional boxing record for Don Scott (boxer) from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Scott, Don
Alternative names	Scott, Donald E.
Short description	English boxer
Date of birth	July 23, 1928
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Date of death
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