A well-liked former heavyweight champion has revealed that he’s retiring from the game and hanging up his gloves.
One of many hardest components of the battle sport of being may be understanding when to stroll away and depart all of it behind, however that’s the determination that Australian large man Lucas Browne has made.
This announcement has been made following ‘Massive Daddy’s newest loss on the undercard of the Vasyl Lomachenko v George Kambosos card. It got here within the type of a first-round knockout towards Hemi Ahio and leaves his report at 31 wins, 27 knockouts and 6 losses.
The previous secondary WBA heavyweight titlist mentioned he was grateful for his time within the sport however that now he strikes into the subsequent part of his life.
“I’m extremely pleased with what I’ve achieved within the ring, and I’m deeply grateful to all of the followers who’ve supported me alongside the best way. I hope you have been entertained, win lose or draw.
“It’s been an unimaginable journey, and I’m excited to embark on the subsequent chapter of my life with my household and proceed to contribute to the game via my health club.”
Browne was a as soon as potent puncher with nice braveness who achieved a lot in his profession and fought loads of large names of the period. He solely turned skilled in his thirties and had no beginner background in anyway, which has made his journey all of the extra exceptional.
Browne’s supervisor Matt Clark additionally outlined simply what an achievement this was to go from nothing to turning into a world champion.
“Lucas Browne’s accomplishments within the ring are nothing in need of extraordinary. He’ll go down as one of many biggest Australian Heavyweights ever, and his victory over Ruslan Chagaev stands as one of the crucial vital moments in Australian boxing historical past.
“However maybe considered one of Lucas’ biggest traits is that he all the time has time for the followers of the game. He by no means turns anybody again for a photograph or an autograph. The game is richer for having him in it.”
Browne is certainly the one Australian fighter to have captured the Commonwealth title in over 100 years. He typically confirmed nice spirit in fights to return again from behind and this was finest highlighted in 2016 along with his Rocky like turnaround towards Chagaev, although he did every so often get stopped, notably towards Brit Dave Allen who stopped him to the physique within the battle.
Boxing Social needs Lucas Browne all the perfect in retirement.
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