An Italian social media star was brutally dropped on his way to losing his first boxing fight against a winless journeyman in Belgium on Saturday night.
Alberto Frati, who runs the streaming service FightersLife, was 1-0 as a professional when he took to the ring to take on Bosnian Stefan Markovic in Liege. But he struggled to keep up the pace over six rounds, and with seconds to go in the fight, Markovic viciously dropped him with a right hand.
Frati showed heart to get up from the face-planting knockdown, but was unable to turn around the tide afterwards and lost a lopsided unanimous decision. Two judges scored every round to Markovic, who was 0-13 heading into the bout, while one gave the social media star one round.
