Shortest Boxing Matches Ever

Which are the shortest boxing matches ever?Boxing is an extremely entertaining sport, one which our country India is especially good at besides cricket. Everybody loves a nice long bout but there have been instances when a highly anticipated match was decided in mere seconds. Heres the list:

#5 Naseem Hamed vs Said Lawal

Duration: 35 seconds

Now legendary British boxer Naseem Hamed earns a place on this list due to him defeating his opponent Said Lawal in 35 seconds back in 1996. It took just two knockdowns for Hamed to achieve victory over Law

#4 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs Daisuke Naito

Duration: 34 seconds

Thai prize fighter Pongsaklek Wonjongkam defeated his arch rival Daisuke Naito in just 34 seconds which is currently the fastest knockout in flyweight world championship history.

#3 Bernard Hopkins vs Steve Frank

Duration: 24 seconds

Legendary boxer Bernard Hopkins, who had recently been crowned the IBF middleweight world champion, put Steve Frank down in just 24 seconds on 27th January 1996.

#2 Gerald McClellan vs Jay Bell

Duration: 20 seconds

Iconic American boxer Gerald McClellan KOed his opponent Jay Bell in just 20 which was and still is the fastest knocked out in middleweight world championship history. All it took was one shot to the solar plexus to knock Bell out.

#1 Daniel Jimenez vs Harald Geier

Duration: 17 seconds

This historic fight which took place between Puerto Rican boxer Jimenez and his Austrian counterpart Harald Geier in September 1994 is the shortest match in the history of the sport. Jimenez managed to put down Geier in 17 seconds a timing that no boxer has come close to even to this day.