Former lightweight world champion Delfine Persoon's bout with Ikram Kerwat in Dubai ended in a 'no contest' after she threw a punch after dropping her rival to the canvas.
Persoon acted out of character for a 51-fight veteran when after putting down Kerwat with a vicious right hand in the first round of their meeting on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Deji. She threw further shots as her opponent was on the ground, but ultimately, the German was done by the time she hit the ground, and the bout was ruled a 'no contest' as opposed to a disqualification.
Belgian Persoon has competed at the highest level in the sport and held world honours before, but showed a remarkable lack of experience to let her emotions get the better of her and cost her a highlight reel knockout. There appeared to be bad blood between the pair as they stood across the ring prior to the bout, and Persoon acted on it with an outlandish display.
