Hosea Burton, the cousin of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, could hang up his gloves after being brutally knocked out in his latest fight.
Burton, 34, moved up from light-heavyweight to cruiserweight on Friday night when he fought Ellis Zorro for the vacant WBO European title at York Hall in London. After an evenly-contested six rounds, Burton was floored by a right hand followed by a left hook in the seventh round.
Despite being able to get back to his feet after the knockdown, Zorro knew the finish was imminent and he closed the show with a huge overhand right. Burton was dropped again and the fight was waved off as he suffered defeat for the third time in his past six fights. Zorro kept his unbeaten record intact with the win as he picked up his seventh knockout by improving to 16-0.
