boxing champion Julius Francis, has gone viral this week after knocking out an aggressive punter when working as a security guard.
Francis fought Mike Tyson in 2000 but now works on the security team at BOXPARK Wembley in London.He is not the only athlete to also work in a normal job either during or after retirement, though, so here are six more sportspeople working normal jobs.Two-time BDO World Darts Championship finalist Mervyn King remains a professional darts player after over 40 years in the sport.Having joined the PDC in 2007, he is currently ranked number 19 in the world and reached the last eight of the 2022 World Championship at Alexandra Palace.However, at the start of 2021, King swapped the oche for a second job as an Amazon delivery driver.
The Guvnor was earning £120-per-day from his delivery role, according to The Sun.Newcastle United cult hero Philippe Albert is fondly remembered on Tyneside, famously lobbing Peter Schmeichel in a 5-0 home win over Manchester United in October 1996.He left the Magpies in 1999 to return to his native Belgium and, after retiring a year later, turned his back on football to set up his own fruit and veg business.Speaking via Planet Football, he explained the career change: “I wanted to have a normal life.
I don’t particularly like talking about my football career because that is the past.“The most important thing is the future.
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