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Shane Mosley will return to the boxing ring for the first time in eight years. Reports indicate the boxer will face off against Bob Kofroth in a light heavyweight clash on September 28. This is part of a wider celebrity boxing card that will take place, which also features Kimbo Slice Jr.
vs. Drew Mournet. This will be the first time that Mosley has entered a boxing ring since 2016, when he fought David Avanesyan in his final fight.
He came up short in a unanimous decision loss. However, his career was glittered with many achievements. He has titles at 135, 147, and 154 pounds.
He was a two-time lineal champion at 147, a feat which he also replicated at 154 pounds. His resume is glittered with the biggest names in the sport, such as Manny Pacquiao Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez . His best performance in those fights came against Mayweather.
Mosley rocked Mayweather on more than one occasion in the earlier parts of the fight. Mosley’s Career Mayweather’s legs were buckled. But Mayweather resorted to clinching to prevent Mosely from being able to pin him down.
As the fight progressed, Mayweather’s class showed. Mosely lost the Mayweather fight and all of those bouts. But he has secured big victories against Antonio Margarito , Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas .
Nevertheless, Mosley’s career was also blighted by a PED scandal. The boxer tested positive, after which Victor Conte came out to state that he had helped Mosley secure the PEDs. Conte was infamously accused of money laundering and conspiracy to distribute steroids.
He would end up being under house arrest. Conte is now working closely in boxing through his SNAC program and with VADA to help root out drug cheats. While Mosley has overcome that scandal, it has tarnished his legacy somewhat.
When Mosley was asked about Ryan Garcia’s failed tests for Ostarine, Mosley questioned Conte’s role in boxing. Mosley’s History “He [Victor Conte] has a very close relationship with WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] and also, what’s confused me, is that Victor Conte owns SNAC, which SNAC has all the fighters. Victor Conte’s known for doing steroids, and having steroids, and he has a part in VADA [Voluntary Anti-Doping Association], whatever it is.
“So, if you take all that into consideration, it seems like it’s rigged anyway―if you have all the boxers of SNAC doing this,” Mosley said Since his time out of boxing, he has been undertaking various roles. He has been pictured helping fighters such as Jake Paul , as well as undertaking media obligations. Now fans will have the opportunity to see him back in a boxing ring.
But there is a risk of Mosley putting himself in harm’s way. He is 53-years-old and clearly not the same fighter. Evander Holyfield’s 2021 comeback against Victor Belfort ended badly as he was stopped in the first round.
Mosley will hope to avoid a similar outcome. This article first appeared on BoxingNews.com and was syndicated with permission.
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