Des Sowden (born 13 August 1974, in

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, England) is a former British professional boxer. He is considered to be one of the worst, if not the worst, professional boxer of all time.

Career

During his two-year professional career, he won just one fight, in which the opponent was disqualified. During his career he was knocked out in under a minute twice and just over a minute once in just 11 bouts. He holds the record for the fastest to be knocked out in a boxing match, being knocked out in the first punch within just two seconds. After this, he retired from boxing.

Trivia

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fought his first ever fight against Sowden, knocking him out in just 86 seconds.

Publications

* ''Historical Dictionary of Boxing: by John Grasso''
/small> * ''The Mammoth Book of Losers: by Karl Shaw''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sowden, Des 1974 births Living people English male boxers Light-welterweight boxers