Scott Fitzgerald trains for boxing return as prison licence ends
The unbeaten former British champion still needs British Boxing Board of Control approval to box again, and hopes to return early next year after more than five years without a fight.
Scott Fitzgerald says his prison licence ends this month, and the Preston fighter is back in training as he tries to regain his professional boxing licence.
The end of his prison licence does not automatically clear the way for a return to the ring, as any comeback requires approval from the British Boxing Board of Control. Fitzgerald, who turns 35 in December, could be running out of time to make a final push for a world title shot.
He set out his plans in an interview, saying: “Get my license back by the end of this year and then look to go early next year and have a few good years at it.” The 15-0 super welterweight has not fought since facing Gregory Trenel in April 2021, but does not believe the years have taken much out of him. Fitzgerald said: “I’m a pretty fresh 34 because, you know, I’ve not done much damage in fights.” His best run came in 2019, when he beat Anthony Fowler and Ted Cheeseman and finished the year as British champion. In 2023, he was jailed after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm following an incident outside a Preston pub.
Fitzgerald has also tried to rebuild his career after rehabilitation, while a proposed comeback in 2024 did not produce a fight.
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