Uncle of a fighter facing serious prison time after sucker punching boxer

After the bout betweenAndre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui for the interim IBF 168-pound title ended in a disqualification after the latter knocked out the former after the bell, Dirrell's uncle entered the ring and hit Uzcategui right on the chin:

After the bout between Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui for the interim IBF 168-pound title ended in a disqualification after the latter knocked out the former after the bell, Dirrell's uncle entered the ring and hit Uzcategui right on the chin:

Super Middleweight José Uzcátegui drops @andredirrell after the bell. Uzcátegui get disqualified by the referee. pic.twitter.com/8nWVlb3aGw

— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 21, 2017

Andre Dirrell title fight ends with DQ, uncle punching opponent and fleeing ring pic.twitter.com/db2qkAi9CC

— James Dart (@James_Dart) May 21, 2017

The man, Leon Lawson, is now facing up to 35 years in prison following charges of first- and second-degree assault:

Leon Lawson (Dude who sucker punched that boxer) is looking at 35 years in prison pic.twitter.com/UEUbzcpUQr

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) May 22, 2017

We'll see what happens with this ever evolving story, but it's certainly a wild one.

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