Jade Jones’ transition from Taekwondo to boxing couldn’t have gone significantly better as she scored a daunting knockout.
The 2-time Olympic gold medalist joined up with Misfits Boxing earlier this yr, and made her first appearance on their return to form on the Vaillant Live in Derby. The ‘MF Duel’ event marked their starting of the yr, and featured quite a few celebrity fights with big knockouts aplenty.
But none made quite the impact of Jones, who sent reality TV star and rap music royalty Egypt Criss to the canvas with a vicious combination of punches. It was not only the best knockout in a female Misfits fight, but may go down as certainly one of their most legendary ever.
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Jade Jones brutally knocks out reality TV star Egypt Criss in boxing debut
After making her transition from Taekwondo to boxing, two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones had a lot of eyeballs on her debut. The OBE has been training with the Smith family, and was cornered by former world champion Callum amongst other big names.
Despite what many are saying online concerning the matchmaking, it was actually Criss who had prior experience within the ring. Jones is after all a veteran of combat sports, however the differences between her base and boxing are considerable.
After a dominant first round, Jones needed to put up with an aggressive begin to the second round when Criss ran across the ring baying for blood. But inside seconds, she was laid out on her face in one of the crucial gruesome knockouts you will note from a women’s boxer.
Criss is the daughter of Salt-N-Peppa star Sandra Denton, and has appeared on multiple different reality shows in consequence of her family connections. But her fighting skills clearly needed work as she face-planted after a three-punch combination from Jones.
In her first Instagram post after the viral clip, the Welsh fighter shared a photograph along with her cornermen – including Callum Smith – captioned: “WHAT A FEELING! What a team.”