Kris George


Kris George is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2018. He held the WBA Oceania super-lightweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the Commonwealth welterweight title from 2016 to 2018.

Professional career

George made his professional debut on 19 October 2012, scoring a first-round technical knockout victory over Harrison Gardner at the Rumours International in Toowoomba, Australia.
After compiling a record of 5–0 he faced Ozan Craddock for the vacant Queensland State welterweight title on 14 March 2014 at the Rumours International. After suffering a suspected broken left hand in the first round, George went on to win via third-round TKO.
He followed up his Queensland State title win with a unanimous decision victory against Amor Tino on 31 October 2014 at the Rumours International, moving down in weight to capture the vacant WBA Oceania super-lightweight title. One judge scored the bout 98–92 while the other two scored it 98–93. He made the first defence of his WBA regional title against future world champion Xu Can on 27 June 2015 at the Rumours International, losing by UD with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94 to hand George the first defeat of his career.
He bounced back from defeat with four wins, one by stoppage, before defeating former two-time Olympian Cameron Hammond on 25 November 2016 at the Rumours International, capturing the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 119–109, 117–111 and 116–111. In his first defence he faced Jack Brubaker on 22 October 2017 at The Star in Sydney, Australia, retaining his title via sixth-round TKO after the fight was stopped due to Brubaker suffering a cut. At the time of the stoppage George was ahead on two of the judges' scorecards with 48–47 while the third judge had Brubaker ahead with 50–46. Following a knockout win against Maximiliano Scalzone in March 2018 in a non-title fight, George made the second defence of his Commonwealth title against British 2016 Olympian Josh Kelly on 16 June 2018 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, with Kelly's WBA International welterweight title also on the line. After seven one-sided rounds, George's corner pulled their fighter out of the contest at the end of the seventh, handing George the second defeat of his career to lose his Commonwealth title via eighth-round corner retirement.
Following his defeat to Kelly, George announced his retirement from boxing in July 2018.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss14–2Josh Kelly7, 3:0016 Jun 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandLost Commonwealth welterweight title;
For WBA International welterweight title
15Win14–1Maximiliano ScalzoneKO1, 1:2610 Mar 2018Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
14Win13–1Jack BrubakerTKO6, 2:2022 Oct 2017The Star, Sydney, AustraliaRetained Commonwealth welterweight title
13Win12–1Cameron HammondUD1225 Nov 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
12Win11–1Bowyn MorganTKO3 21 Jul 2016Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
11Win10–1Arnon YucharoenUD513 May 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
10Win9–1Andrew WallaceUD629 Jan 2016Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
9Win8–1Daniel MaxwellUD431 Oct 2015Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
8Loss7–1Xu CanUD1027 Jun 2015Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaLost WBA Oceania super-lightweight title
7Win7–0Amor Tino1031 Oct 2014Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant WBA Oceania super-lightweight title
6Win6–0Ozan CraddockKO3, 1:0914 Mar 2014Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaWon vacant Queensland State welterweight title
5Win5–0Robert HeppellTKO1, 0:2015 Jun 2013Fortitude Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
4Win4–0Dean CambridgeTKO1, 2:077 Jun 2013Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
3Win3–0Jay Thompson48 Mar 2013Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia
2Win2–0Trent Hudson1, 1:2323 Nov 2012Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
1Win1–0Harrison Gardner1, 1:2519 Oct 2012Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia