Scott Cardle


Scott Cardle is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2018. He held the British lightweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 2009 EU Championships. His elder brother, Joe, is a professional footballer.

Amateur career

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, to Glasgow-born parents, Cardle had a successful amateur career fighting out of Kirkham ABC, As well as 7 national gold medals from the age of 14, Scott became an England and Team GB International, winning many international honours including Gold medal in multi nation tournament in Dublin, Ireland in three consecutive years, Gold at 'Golden Gong Cup' tournament in Macedonia, a bronze medal at a multi nation tournament in Germany beating Jeff Horn, a bronze medal at the 2009 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships at welterweight, he then dropped down a weight to light-welterweight for the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Milan in 2009 After beating Olympic Bronze Medalist, Frenchman, Alexis Vastine, he then lost to another Olympic Bronze Medallist, Cuban, Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo missing the chance to secure a world championship medal.

Professional boxing career

Trained by Joe Gallagher in Bolton, Cardle made his professional debut in March 2012 with a points win over journeyman Sid Razak. He had seven more fights that year, winning them all. In April 2013, he beat Maxi Hughes unanimously to win the Central Area lightweight title. Wins over Gary Fox, Krzysztof Szot, and Paul Appleby preceded a challenge for the English title in September 2014 against defending champion Kirk Goodings, the fight also an eliminator for the British title. Cardle stopped Goodings in 35 seconds in the first round to take the title.
In May 2015 Cardle met Craig Evans at The O2 Arena for the vacant British title. The fight went the distance, with both fighters suffering cuts, Cardle took a unanimous decision to become British champion. He was due to make his first defence of the title in September 2015 against Gary Buckland but a quadriceps tear sustained in sparring ruled him out of the fight, and he went on to make his first defence in November at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, against Sean Dodd. Despite sustaining cuts above both eyes after a tough eleven rounds, Cardle stopped Dodd in the twelfth and final round to retain the title."" The stoppage was controversial, and Cardle agreed to a rematch with Dodd in 2016 which ended in a draw.. Cardle then defended his Lonsdale belt in Glasgow against Mandatory challenger, Grimsbys Kevin Hooper. Cardle stopped Hooper in the 6th round to retain the belt and after defending the title three times, Cardle thought he had won the Lonsdale belt outright not knowing his draw against Dodd didn't count.
Scott Cardle then lost his British lightweight title to Yorkshireman Robbie Barrett on 15 April 2017. Barrett won by majority decision, the judges scorecards reading 114–114, 112–114 and 113–115. Not securing a rematch clause and with Barrett not interested in a rematch, Cardle eventually got another crack at the title, losing to Newcastles Lewis Ritson by stoppage in the third round.
in 2019, after losing to three time, three weight world champion, Ricky Burns in November 2018, Cardle decided to retire from the sport

Outside of boxing

A fan of Celtic F.C., Cardle got to play for the club in September 2015 in a charity match in honour of Jock Stein against Dunfermline Athletic F.C..

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Loss23–3–1 Ricky BurnsTKO3, 2:0610 Nov 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England.png" />
26Win23–2–1 Michael MooneyPTS64 Aug 2018Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales.png" />
25Loss22–2–1 Lewis RitsonTKO2, 2:0524 Mar 2018O2 Arena, London, England.png" />For British lightweight title
24Win22–1–1 Lee ConnellyPTS67 Oct 2017
23Loss21–1–1 Robbie Barrett1215 Apr 2017SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland.png" />Lost British lightweight title
22Win21–0–1 Kevin HooperTKO6, 1:537 Oct 2016Retained British lightweight title
21Win20–0–1 Ivan NjegacPTS628 May 2016
20Draw19–0–1 Sean Dodd122 Apr 2016Retained British lightweight title
19Win19–0 Sean DoddTKO12, 1:587 Nov 2015Retained British lightweight title
18Win18–0 Craig Evans1230 May 2015Won vacant British lightweight title
17Win17–0 Yordan VasilevTKO1, 0:3614 Feb 2015Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England.png" />
16Win16–0 Kirk GoodingsTKO1, 0:4613 Sep 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England.png" />Won English lightweight title
15Win15–0 Sylvain ChapellePTS827 Jun 2014Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.png" />
14Win14–0 Paul ApplebyTKO8, 1:171 Mar 2014Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.png" />
13Win13–0 Krzysztof SzotPTS623 Nov 2013Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England.png" />
12Win12–0 Gary FoxPTS87 Sep 2013
11Win11–0 Maxi HughesPTS1020 Apr 2013Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England.png" />Won vacant Central Area lightweight title
10Win10–0 Yves MesnyPTS430 Mar 2013
9Win9–0 Maycol CuevasPTS622 Feb 2013Magna Centre, Rotherham, England.png" />
8Win8–0 Miguel AguilarPTS817 Nov 2012Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England.png" />
7Win7–0 Karim AlilichePTS620 Oct 2012Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England.png" />
6Win6–0 Luis GarciaTKO2, 2:115 Oct 2012
5Win5–0 Francis MainaPTS422 Sep 2012Odyssey Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland.png" />
4Win4–0 Karoly Lakatos2, 3:007 Jul 2012
3Win3–0 Ideh OchukoPTS626 May 2012
2Win2–0 Johnny GreavesPTS427 Apr 2012
1Win1–0 Sid Razak417 Mar 2012