Phil D. Jay WBN Editor “I am going to train a champion” – Scott Lawton 34 year-old Scott Lawton took his final bow earlier this year at the Liverpool Olympia in a twelve round war with former WBU champion Derry Mathews and it was a fitting way for the Stoke lightweight to bow out. In a ten-year career, Lawton never hit the heights he would have wanted, but has always shown the heart and the class that has made him a credit to the sport. He could have easily stepped down from the sport with less than his eight defeats, but testament to Scott, he took on all comers. After an early setback against Dave Stewart in just his sixth bout, Scott recovered to win ten in a row, claiming the Midlands Area title in 2004, before out-classing Stefy Bull to claim the English title in June 2006 with a sixth round stoppage. It led Lawton to a shot at the British title against John Thaxton in 2007, but he was stopped in the seventh round against the Norwich man, who just proved too strong and...
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