Comments Thread For: Martin Gethin Admits He Nearly Walked From Boxing

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British lightweight champion Martin Gethin finds himself on the verge of a world title shot four years after he considered giving up on boxing for good.

The Walsall fighter suffered three successive defeats earlier in his career after an unbeaten start as a professional.

The third of those came against unheralded journeyman Chris Long in 2009 and left Gethin seriously considering hanging up his gloves. But the 29-year-old instead knuckled down and put together a run of form which saw him claim the British belt and secure a final eliminator for the IBF world title this month.
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Oh my! What would the sport of Boxing have done!?

[D-MiZe]

Fair play to Gethin.

Caught my attention when he beat Fewkes but went on to lose his next 3 consecutive fights, the last fight being against a 9-23-4 opponent. That was back in '09 and he'd been quiet until last year when he stopped Johanneson and put on a really impressive display against Ben Murphy.

Ammeth Diaz is a big step-up here, I really hope he pulls through it but I think he's a European/domestic level fighter at best. No shame in that and he's very fortunate to be in the mix with several other strong British LWs, so plenty of opportunity for him.