When showboating goes wrong - Boxer KOs opponent with seconds left after being taunted (VIDEO)
British boxer Sam Maxwell was being beaten up and taunted by showboating opponent Sabri Sederi when he pulled out a stunningly satisfying punch to knock the Frenchman out with just 14 seconds remaining and restore a little karma.
Heading into the 10th and final round of their fight for the WBO European super lightweight title at Leicester Arena, home fighter Maxwell was cutting a shopworn figure in the ring, wearing bruises and black eyes from being dropped twice early and then handily outclassed over the course of the fight.
Believing victory was imminent, Sederi began to drop his hands, dance around and even blow a kiss to the exhausted Maxwell to close out the final moments, tormenting the gassed Liverpool fighter.
Woooooow! 😳Sam Maxwell was losing and being taunted by his opponent all fight and then did this with 10 second to go!Incredible knockout 👊 pic.twitter.com/qM069RZnQK
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) March 23, 2019
When showboating goes wrong 😂 #boxingpic.twitter.com/p5GrLvsR91
— Danny Armstrong (@DannyWArmstrong) March 23, 2019
Just as Sederi was in a rhythm of showboating, Maxwell, who had respectably held his guard and boxed professionally throughout, detonated a right to the chin that sent Seder's body flopping to the canvas.
After landing heavily, a disorientated Sederi struggled to his feet, but when he tumbled into the ropes, referee Steve Gray rightly waved the contest off with just 14 seconds remaining.
As well as snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, Maxwell also took Sederi's unbeaten record and sent social media into raptures for teaching a valuable lesson to a cocky opponent.
Have that, you gobshite
— Chris Quinn (@chrisquinn3) March 23, 2019
Sensational 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZayxzPIOeZ
— EditinKing Boxing 🥊 (@EditinKing) March 23, 2019
Well deserved after that showboating!
— Angus Brodie (@AngusBrodie) March 23, 2019
Well deserved after that showboating!
— Angus Brodie (@AngusBrodie) March 23, 2019
Sediri was on a verge of a good upset to becoming a jerk and getting what he deserved. As of right now my favorite KO of 2019. Thank you @SamMaxwell88 🥊
— Danibo Gizmo (@DaniboGizmo) March 23, 2019
the way he's just bouncing around the ring as if he owns the place and then just gets knocked out😭😂
— LiamLJ9 (@Lj9Liam) March 23, 2019
Great to see. No need for arrogance like that in this sport. Night night sunshine, he’ll remember that one for a long time.
— Red White Gooner 🔴⚪️ (@RedWhite_Gooner) March 23, 2019
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! 🥊 #chatshitgetsammed 😂 pic.twitter.com/M0grBPUtHC
— sam maxwell (@SamMaxwell88) March 24, 2019
Maxwell's own response was to tweet the clip with the caption "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?" referencing the famous quote from the film Gladiator, and the hashtag "chat sh*t get Sammed".
Fortunately, Sederi was ok and will live to fight another day. Next time however, he may think about taking heed of the old boxing adage "hit and not get hit", rather than focussing on just on the first part. Maxwell kept his unbeaten record and moved to 11 wins with six knockouts as well as capturing the WBO European title and, most importantly, restoring a little karma to the world.
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