‘Oldest boxer on this planet’ suffers first spherical KO defeat towards youthful rival

A 58 12 months previous welterweight boxer, often called the world’s oldest, was knocked out within the first spherical by a fighter 37 years youthful than him. Scot England, a former DJ, lasted solely 5 seconds earlier than Jashawn Hunter landed the profitable punch.

Scot England, making his debut in Nashville, Tennessee, had all the time dreamed of getting into the ring, having been a boxing fan for many years.  He made no secret of his admiration for Muhammad Ali and even claimed to have exchanged letters with him after assembly him 40 years in the past at a meet and greet.

Speaking about how Ali impressed him, he spoke about how the boxing legend’s phrases stayed with him down the years, admitting: “The first time I walked into his living room, he said are you a boxer? I said no, champ, I’m not tough enough for that, and I wasn’t. Forty years later, I am tough enough.”

The battle was a part of a present referred to as ‘Country Box’, which mixes boxing and music to maintain Nashville within the highlight. However, to England’s despair, he could not safe a shock victory as his first ever bout was ended by after simply 5 seconds of combating.

The older boxer could not match the triumphs of his idol Ali throughout his debut bout, with the battle stopped quickly after the primary bell. The newest chapter within the former nation and western songwriter’s eventful life got here to a swift shut, as teenager Hunter landed his opponent on the canvas with a few uppercut jabs.

Speaking to the Herald and Review newspaper, England mirrored on the bout, saying: “This kid caught me with a fast punch I did not see, and it was a good one, I don’t know if he broke my nose, but my nose is pretty big and cut today; he put me down and I had no idea where I was.

“You know, I’ve no reminiscence of that in any respect. I believed the ref stopped it after I bought again up. And then I appeared on the battle video afterwards and mentioned ‘Man, I stored going for just a few extra punches and I simply do not recall that half’.”

Despite being on the recieving end of a five-second knockdown, he was still beaming with pride after gaining a small place in professional boxing history. In fact, the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ have already purportedly been in touch to inform him that he is the oldest person ever to take to ring in such a capacity. 

He wass originally granted a licence to box professionally by the Tennessee Athletic Commission, after undertaking blood and exams. Speaking about his newfound notoriety due to his record, England added: “To be trustworthy, the best way I bought beat up I’ll most likely have that document ceaselessly. Because they most likely will not ever let one other previous man like me within the ring.”

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