Undefeated boxing prospect Austin DeAnda captured a key unanimous decision win over DeAundre Pettus last night (Fri., Nov. 8, 2024) at “Davis vs. Lemos” from inside Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va., but he had to chop a lump of his hair off to get it done.
Friday’s card was a pretty good one so it was a great chance for DeAnda to extend his unbeaten streak to 16-0 and gain more fans in the process. DeAnda was the betting favorite to take care of business in front of a hometown crowd, but not everything went according to plan for the 21-year-old fighter.
Midway through the fight, DeAnda was in his corner getting advice from his coaches. There seemed to be a brief discussion and then all of a sudden someone started cutting DeAnda’s hair off. It was getting in the way during some of the exchanges, but it’s very rare to see a boxer get a haircut while on the stool in the middle of a fight. The chopped off hair was tossed into the ringside water bucket and the bout went on.
Check out the weird moment in the above video player.
Luckily, DeAnda’s mid-fight haircut paid off. The undefeated prospect went eight full rounds against Pettus and ended up walking away with the unanimous decision win. It was the third victory of 2024 for DeAnda while ending a two-fight win streak for Pettus. The only negative for DeAnda is the fact that he has to grow his hair back out after losing more than half of it on Friday night.