Jo el Scott

Jo-el Scott (born March 25, 1971 in Albany, NY) is a former professional boxer, who is now serving a life prison sentence for rape and murder.

Professional career

Scott was seen as having the potential to be the next great heavyweight during a run in the mid-1990s where he began his career with 18 consecutive knockouts. Scott's run came to an abrupt end in 1996 when Scott, having had issues with drug abuse in the past, was convicted of rape and served four years in state prison. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E4D61339F932A15752C0A960958260 SPORTS PEOPLE: BOXING;Boxer Pleads Not Guilty - New York Times ] ] After his release, Scott's potential faded to mere illusion. In 2002, he was KO'd at the Playboy Mansion in a bout with unheralded Francis Royal and later dropped a fight by TKO to Ray Austin (boxer) in 2003, failing to come out for the eighth round. [ [http://www.maxboxing.com/Mulcahey/mulcahey0902a03.asp Boxing News : Boxing From an Odd Angle ] ]

Troubles outside the ring

The fight with Austin proved to be Scott's farewell, as he has since hit another major legal roadblock. Scott was convicted of murder for an incident in 2004 in Albany's South End. [ [http://www.albanyweblog.com/2006/02-Feb/02-26-06.html Revitalization Out Of Spilled Blood - The City changes South End policy for the better ] ] According to the New Nation News, Scott was discovered "standing over the body of a 59-year-old woman when they arrived at the scene, police said. As she did almost every day, Dorothy Royal collected bottles and cans. Royal was beaten and sexually assaulted by a former boxing heavyweight contender, Jo-el Scott. He has been charged with her murder. Scott, a convicted rapist who prosecutors contend was high on crack cocaine following an all-night binge, allegedly grabbed Royal and began pummeling her, breaking bones in her face as he sodomized her on the ground. A passer-by heard Royal's screams and called 911, but two arriving officers who said they saw Scott standing over her body were unable to prevent her death." [ [http://www.newnation.org/Archives/black-sports-040822.html New Nation News - Black Sports ] ] In addition to his recent run-in, Scott was also inplicated in a 1995 hit-and-run that left a 4-year-old in a coma. [ [http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=476898&category=wilcox&BCCode=&newsdate=7/31/2006 A life of achievement, one page at a time - Page 1 - Times Union - Albany NY ] ]

Amateur career

*United States amateur champion - super heavyweight (1993)

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