Gilderoy Scamp

{{Short description|Romani boxer (1812–1893)}}

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{{Infobox boxer

| name = Gilderoy Scamp

| birth_name = Gilderoy Scamp

| image = Gilderoy Scamp.jpg

| caption = Scamp wearing his hat gifted from Mayer Rothschild

| birth_date = {{birth date|1812|6|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Orpington, Kent, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1893|6|12|1812|6|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Elham, Kent

| nickname = King of the Gypsies, King Scamp, King of the Roma

| occupation = Boxer

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Gilderoy Scamp (7 June 1812 – 12 June 1893) was a bare-knuckle boxer called "King of the Gypsies".{{cite news |url=https://gypsies.en-academic.com/373/Gilderoy%2C_Jack_Scamp |title=Historical dictionary of the Gypsies |last=Kenrick |first=Donald |date=6 August 2013 |access-date=8 February 2024}} He succeeded his father upon his abdication in the early 1840s.{{cite news |url=https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/newspapers/1865-12-05-st-augustines-petty-sessions/ |title=St Augustines petty sessions |date=5 December 1865 |newspaper=Kentish Gazette |access-date=8 February 2024}}