Matty Floyd went from calling out Tommy Fury, to sprinting after a thief who robbed from the busker whose microphone the fighter was using.
Throughout his time in boxing, ‘The Jedi’ has had many memorable experiences. Floyd once sparred the great Shane Mosley, and now he’s set to compete on the legend’s undercard against Armstrong Martins on July 25 at the O2 Indigo in London, UK.
The big fight is a culmination of the work that the Australian has been doing to grow his name in the UK. During a recent trip to the English capital, he borrowed a microphone from a busker and used it to call out Fury in front of a crowd of 500 people.
However, in a moment of madness, once he was done challenging the Love Island runner-up, a man stole from the busker.
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Matty Floyd sprinted after the thief who stole from the busker
After seeing what had occurred, Floyd sprang into action.
Determined to get the busker’s money back, he ran through the streets of London in pursuit of the robber.
In an exclusive interview with Bloody Knockout, Floyd explained: “You wouldn’t believe what else happened. That guy was a busker. I had a film guy with me from the UK. There were 500 people in the crowd, and I started yelling out crazy s—.
“A few minutes after that, the busker got robbed by some random. We ended up chasing the guy who robbed the busker. We saw the busker running after him, going, ‘Someone stop him’.
“Everyone just stood there, no one did anything. So, me and the videographer, we chased the thief down. The videographer grabbed him, and he gave the stuff back to the busker. Then I was like, ‘Just let him go’, because I’ve been through s—.
“It’s funny all of that happened, people only see the video of me calling out Tommy Fury, nobody knows about all that s—. It was pretty crazy.”
How Matty Floyd went from being in jail reading about Liam Smith to sparring him
Many years ago, Floyd was in prison, where he had a boxing book that documented Liam Smith’s fight with Canelo Alvarez.
During his time inside, the Aussie fell deeply in love with the sport, developing an inner sense of belief that he had the skills and mentality to make a serious impact in the fight game.
In a testament to his warrior spirit, he’s made an enormous splash, winning the Australian title and defeating former two-weight world champion Sirimongkhon Iamthuam.
But in what was undoubtedly a highlight, after spending so long reading about him, Floyd finally got the opportunity to spar Smith.