Scotty Olson

Scotty Olson
Statistics
Real name Scotty Robert Olson
Nickname(s) Bulldog
Rated at Flyweightweight
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Reach 62 in (157 cm)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 40
Wins 34
Wins by KO 25
Losses 4
Draws 2

Scotty Robert Olson (born 26 February 1968), known as Scotty Olson, and nicknamed Bulldog is a Canadian former flyweight boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold Medal in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and reached the quarterfinals of the 1988 Olympic games.[1][2] He also represented Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games.[3]

He also became International Boxing Organization and United States Boxing Association flyweight champion,[4] before retiring in 2002, having recorded 34 wins, 25 knockouts, 4 losses and 2 draws, one of his losses, an 10th round knockout defeat against Michael Carbajal in a long-awaited bout.[5]

References

  1. "Scotty Olson BoxRec bio". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. "Hall of Fame Honoured Members". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. "10.Panamerican Games - Indianapolis, USA - August 8-23 1987". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  4. "Edmonton Journal article". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. "Scotty Olson boxing record". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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