Previously on this website I have written about how extremely uncommon it is for a double KO to actually take place other than in films and computer games! I’m sure at one point we’ve all hand a double KO in streetfighter, and we can all remember the double knock down that takes place at the end of Rocky II, when Sylvester Stallone beats Apollo Creed to the count in the last round of their epic rematch! However, when I was watching Friday Night fight nights on Sky Sports a few weeks ago I couldn’t believe my eyes as one took place in a boxing match!

So far on this website we have featured an MMA double KO which is much more likely to happen due to the much smaller gloves (which are around 4oz compared to 8oz-12oz for boxing gloves) which makes it almost a bare knuckle fight, but this one is a classic. This boxing video features Cello Renda, a known banger who made it to the final of the middleweight prizefighter competition, losing out in the final to Martin Murray. After a year out of the ring, Renda has returned under Hatton promotions winning his first comeback fight by KO, and this was supposed to be another fight to get him back in the limelight and his career on track. However, he was fighting a veteran fighter in Paul Samuels, who was also a bit of a banger in his day.

The fight started well for Renda as he decked Samuels early on, but lack of head movement and use of his jab resulted in a bit of beating at the end of the round and he ended up cut and badly hurt. As the fight continued, both land a flush left hook to one anothers jaw which sends them both to the canvas at the same time! Renda gets up first and for a minute it looks like Samuels isn’t going to get up, but he beats the 10 count and then later goes on to win the fight.