World’s oldest welterweight boxer suffers brutal knockout on professional debut… with the 59-year-old former news anchor lasting just 46 seconds in the first round<\/h1>\n

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• Scot England made his professional boxing debut at the age of 59 on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n
• England was knocked down after five seconds and was beaten in the first round\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
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  Scot England, who has been dubbed the world’s oldest\u00a0welterweight boxer, suffered a brutal first round defeat in his debut fight in the United States.<\/p>\n

  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

  England was knocked to the canvas after just five seconds of the contest in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

  The fight was called off after 46 seconds, with England’s corner throwing in the towel to spare him further punishment.<\/p>\n

  Hunter had previously been knocked out in the first round in five of his six professional fights before facing England.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  Scot England was knocked to the canvas after just five seconds on his professional debut<\/p>\n

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  The 59-year-old’s corner threw in the towel after 46 seconds of the fight in Nashville<\/p>\n

  ‘This kid caught me with a fast punch I did not see, and it was a good one,’ England told the\u00a0Herald and Review newspaper.<\/p>\n

  ‘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.<\/p>\n

  ‘You know, I have no memory of that at all. I thought the ref stopped it when I got back up.<\/p>\n

  ‘And then I looked at the fight video afterwards and said “Man, I kept going for a few more punches and I just don’t recall that part”.’<\/p>\n

  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

  ‘To be honest, the way I got beat up I will probably have that record forever,’ England said. ‘Because they probably won\u2019t ever let another old guy like me in the ring.’<\/p>\n

  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

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  England had stepped into the ring with\u00a0Hunter, a fighter 37 years his junior in Nashville<\/p>\n

  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

  He has confirmed that his brief boxing career has come to an end after his sole and brief fight.<\/p>\n

  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

  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

  
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