British boxer Hasnan Ali required an oxygen mask after he was knocked out on his professional debut.
The 22-year-old has been tipped as a bright prospect and was on the bill for Charlie Edwards' win over Thomas Essomba at York Hall on Friday.
He had sold over 300 tickets and was expected to beat Tommy Sams, who took the fight on 24 hours' notice.
However, Sams came out swinging in the first round and caught Ali several times, making the former's legs wobble.
Ali failed to regain his composure and the referee eventually waved off the fight to send shockwaves around the arena.
Ali, who seemed stunned, returned to his corner and was attended to by medics as they treated him with an oxygen mask.
He was eventually able to get back to his feet and return to the changing room.
Sams afterward revealed that he did not prepare for the fight as he was offered it after returning from work just a day before.
He said: 'It was raining all day, I finished work, got home at 2.30 pm and got the call. I said, "yeah, I'll take it".
'I was coming for the win. I saw his hands going low so I'd see if he could take [the power].
'I'm buzzing, I feel mint, so proud.'
The 22-year-old has been tipped as a bright prospect and was on the bill for Charlie Edwards' win over Thomas Essomba at York Hall on Friday.
He had sold over 300 tickets and was expected to beat Tommy Sams, who took the fight on 24 hours' notice.
However, Sams came out swinging in the first round and caught Ali several times, making the former's legs wobble.
Ali failed to regain his composure and the referee eventually waved off the fight to send shockwaves around the arena.
Ali, who seemed stunned, returned to his corner and was attended to by medics as they treated him with an oxygen mask.
He was eventually able to get back to his feet and return to the changing room.
Sams afterward revealed that he did not prepare for the fight as he was offered it after returning from work just a day before.
He said: 'It was raining all day, I finished work, got home at 2.30 pm and got the call. I said, "yeah, I'll take it".
'I was coming for the win. I saw his hands going low so I'd see if he could take [the power].
'I'm buzzing, I feel mint, so proud.'
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00:00British boxer Hasnan Ali required an oxygen mask after he was knocked out on his professional
00:12debut. The 22-year-old has been tipped as a bright prospect and was on the bill for
00:17Charlie Edwards' win over Thomas Osamba at York Hall on Friday. However, Sams came
00:23out swinging in the first round and caught Ali several times, making the former's
00:27legs wobble. Ali failed to regain his composure and the referee eventually waved off the fight
00:32to send shockwaves around the arena. Ali, who seemed stunned, returned to his corner
00:37and was attended to by medics as they treated him with an oxygen mask. He was eventually
00:42able to get back to his feet and return to the changing room.
00:47Sams afterward revealed that he did not prepare for the fight as he was offered it after returning
00:51from work just a day before. He said, ''It was raining all day, I finished work, got
00:56home at 2.30pm and got the call. I said, ''Yeah, I'll take it.'' I was coming
01:03for the win. I saw his hands going low so I'd see if he could take, the power. I'm
01:09buzzing, I feel mint, so proud.''