What ever happened to Yassin El Maachi?

[Supremo]

He beat Junior Witter and won Prizefighter in 2011 and then just disappeared off the face of the earth-Anyone any idea why?

[JamesH]

He had a bad knee and had loads of surgery on it, he was in and out of hospital. He was training again late last year and talking about a comeback but not heard anything since.

[magwitch]

is this the lad who's manager was offering big money for anyone who could beat him or something, to try and get him a title shot?

[Supremo]

Aye I am sure his manager did have an offer like that, think they found it very difficult to match him as he was a lot better than his record would suggest. Looked as if he had got a bit of a name for himself after prizefighter and then never took advantage of it. Extremely bad luck if an injury put a stop to it.

[JamesH]

Yes, think it was 50 grand.

I don't know if anyone else remembers the Audley - Ali Adams press conference but Yassine was in the crowd asking a lot of questions as if he was a scribe until Audley outed him as Ali's 'bredren'. More memorable than the fight itself, as it happens.

[CharlesListon]

He's doing a bit of management and training/second work. He's often at the York Hall.