‘Age is just a number’ for the 50-year-old fighter in this unsanctioned bout at an underground fight club in New York City as he schools his much younger opponent in decisive fashion.
The unsanctioned amateur bout took place at the infamous BX Fight Club, an illegal boxing organization based out of an industrial area of The Bronx where people from the rougher parts of town come to let off steam and channel their aggression in the ring.
The earliest events hosted by the owners, Hova and Will, took place in deserted parking lots and basketball courts, but as the fight club grew in popularity they moved it to a gym so the fighters could compete in an actual boxing ring.
Over time BX Fight Club became known as ‘The hottest thing in the hood’ and even gained high-profile financial backing from rapper 50 Cent, while Shaquille O’Neil has been seen at ringside too.
The value of the grand prize has also risen over the years, going from a Rolex watch and then a 14k gold chain in the first and second seasons, to a Mercedes Benz S550 and Nissan Altima in the third
The fight in this particular video features a 50-year-old man known only as ‘The Predator’ thanks to his dreadlocks and thickly built physique, while your guess is as good as ours as to why his younger opponent is named, ‘Home Depot.’
The bout begins at the 2mins mark of the video as ‘The Predator’ almost immediately lands a solid straight right to the head.
The action is as wild and scrappy as you’d expect from a strictly amateur affair, but despite his advanced years ‘The Predator’ is quickly able to start dominating with repeated left and right hooks before finally dropping ‘Home Depot’ with a right hand.
’The Predator’ floors him again with a left hook soon after, but against his better judgment, ‘Home Depot’ unsteadily rises back off the canvas only to eat another three-piece combo that forces the referee to step in and end the fight, just as the unfortunate fighter staggers and falls face-first to the canvas.
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Fame and fortune may not await the winner, but he’s become a local hero in The Bronx thanks to his exploits in the ring and his three victories to date have been watched by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube.
