{"id":299822,"date":"2023-12-07T11:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299822"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:25:09","slug":"worlds-oldest-welterweight-boxer-suffers-brutal-knockout-on-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/worlds-oldest-welterweight-boxer-suffers-brutal-knockout-on-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"World&apos;s oldest welterweight boxer suffers brutal knockout on debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> World&#8217;s oldest welterweight boxer suffers brutal knockout on professional debut&#8230; with the 59-year-old former news anchor lasting just 46 seconds in the first round<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scot England made his professional boxing debut at the age of 59 on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England was knocked down after five seconds and was beaten in the first round\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jake and Logan Paul should be respected, they&#8217;re influential and blazing a trail &#8211; Listen to why on The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scot England, who has been dubbed the world&#8217;s oldest\u00a0welterweight boxer, suffered a brutal first round defeat in his debut fight in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old stepped into the ring to face 22-year-old\u00a0Jashawn Hunter as he made his professional boxing debut on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>England was knocked to the canvas after just five seconds of the contest in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was called off after 46 seconds, with England&#8217;s corner throwing in the towel to spare him further punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter had previously been knocked out in the first round in five of his six professional fights before facing England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/09\/78683765-12836515-image-m-24_1701941836188.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scot England was knocked to the canvas after just five seconds on his professional debut<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/11\/78683763-12836515-The_59_year_old_s_corner_threw_in_the_towel_after_46_seconds_of_-a-38_1701946952866.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old&#8217;s corner threw in the towel after 46 seconds of the fight in Nashville<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This kid caught me with a fast punch I did not see, and it was a good one,&#8217; England told the\u00a0Herald and Review newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know, I have no memory of that at all. I thought the ref stopped it when I got back up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And then I looked at the fight video afterwards and said &#8220;Man, I kept going for a few more punches and I just don&#8217;t recall that part&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>England, a former DJ and news anchor, had admitted he had pursued the fight to fulfil an ambition to become known as the oldest welterweight boxer in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To be honest, the way I got beat up I will probably have that record forever,&#8217; England said. &#8216;Because they probably won\u2019t ever let another old guy like me in the ring.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old claimed he had been inspired by his friendship with the late boxing legend\u00a0Muhammad Ali, who he had met after exchanging letters with him during his career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/11\/78684165-12836515-England_had_stepped_into_the_ring_with_Hunter_a_fighter_37_years-a-39_1701946952867.jpg\" height=\"368\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England had stepped into the ring with\u00a0Hunter, a fighter 37 years his junior in Nashville<\/p>\n<p>England has claimed he has been told the\u00a0Guinness Book of World Records has informed him he owns the record for having become the oldest professional boxing debutant.<\/p>\n<p>He has confirmed that his brief boxing career has come to an end after his sole and brief fight.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing fans have slammed the decision to allow England to enter the ring for the fight, after he was awarded a boxing licence by the Tennessee Athletic Commission.<\/p>\n<p>England reportedly was only required to pass a basic blood and eye exam to secure the licence, with the 59-year-old then training with professional fighters in the build-up to his debut.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12836515\/Worlds-oldest-welterweight-boxer-suffers-brutal-knockout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World&#8217;s oldest welterweight boxer suffers brutal knockout on professional debut&#8230; 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