Scott Gammer (born 24 October 1976) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2009. He held the British heavyweight title from 2006 to 2007 and challenged once for the lesser European Union heavyweight title in 2008.
Biography
Professional career Gammer turned professional in 2002 and is currently trained by his father Ralph Gammer and managed by Paul Boyce.
On 16 June 2006, after 16 professional fights undefeated, he earned the right to challenge Mark Krence for the British Heavyweight Title. Gammer won in the 9th round via TKO.
In his first defence of the title on 13 October 2006 he defeated Micky Steeds by a unanimous points decision. Steeds was brought in as a replacement for Danny Williams, who was the mandatory challenger for the British Heavyweight Championship at the time, however he pulled out of the fight due to the date coinciding with Ramadan.
A second title defence against Williams was originally scheduled for 9 February 2007, however the fight was re-arranged due to Williams' defeat by Audley Harrison on 9 December 2006. Gammer finally fought Williams on 2 March 2007 at the Neath Sports Centre, Glamorgan. Williams won the bout by 9th-round KO, giving Gammer his first ever defeat as a professional.BBC SPORT | Boxing | Williams recaptures British title
Gammer had an opportunity to fight for the British title once again when he boxed John McDermott later that year in an elimination bout. The contest took place in Sheffield but ended up with another defeat for the Welshman. Following this setback Gammer announced his retirement from boxing and McDermott went on to challenge for the title. The retirement did not last that long however as Gammer returned to action in August 2008 when he challenged Francesco Pianeta for the EU Heavyweight championship in Germany. The fight ended with another defeat for Gammer, although this time it was due to a corner retirement when Gammer broke his hand in the 2nd round. Despite the injury Gammer fought bravely and looked good throughout until the handicap became too much and his corner pulled him out.BBC Sport | Boxing |Gammer defeated in comeback bout Gammer fought twice in 2009. In May he was knocked out by unbeaten Finnish prospect Robert Helenius. In October he entered the Prizefighter tournament and was beaten in his quarter final match against Coleman Barrett, who went on to reach the final.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24LossColeman BarrettUD32 Oct 200923Loss18–4–1Robert HeleniusKO6 (10), 30 May 200922Loss18–4–1Francesco PianetaRTD8 (12)30 Aug 200821Loss18–3–1John McDermottPTS1029 Sep 200720Win18–2–1Paul KingPTS610 Jun 200719Loss17–1–1Danny WilliamsKO9 (12), 2 Mar 200718Win17–0–1Micky SteedsUD1213 Oct 200617Win16–0–1Mark KrenceTKO9 (12), 16 Jun 200616Win15–0–1Suren KalachyanPTS610 Dec 200515Win14–0–1Julius FrancisPTS830 Sep 200514Win13–0–1Mark KrenceTKO8 (10), 15 May 200513Win12–0–1Micky SteedsPTS618 Feb 200512Win11–0–1Roman BugajTKO2 (6), 5 Nov 200411Win10–0–1Carl BakerPTS417 Sep 200410Win9–0–1Paul KingTKO3 (6), 2 Jun 20049Win8–0–1Paul ButteryKO1 (6), 1 May 20048Win7–0–1James ZikicPTS628 Feb 20047Draw6–0–1Mindaugas KulikauskasPTS68 Nov 20036Win6–0Derek McCaffertyPTS613 Sep 20035Win5–0Dave ClarkeTKO1 (4), 28 Jun 20034Win4–0Ahmed ChelehKO1 (4), 25 Jan 20033Win3–0Dave ClarkePTS48 Jan 20032Win2–0James GilbertKO126 Oct 20021Win1–0Leighton MorganTKO115 Sep 2002
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