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Talk of Wayne Alexander on another thread got me wondering what has happened since to Harry Simon, the Namibian that beat him.

A quick look at his boxing record shows he’s still undefeated, but appears to have had a near 5 year hiatus and has been largely inactive since for some reason. Perhaps he's just getting on a bit now.

Anyone know anything? Just out of interest really….

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer

Did he get sent down?

I thought I heard/read that somewhere - although I may well be mistaken.

He kept mowing people down whilst driving irresponsibly.

Didnt he go to prison for killing someone with a car in Namibia?

yeah he's in jail still i think.

killed 2 people in a dangerous driving incident.

i think.

Jeeeeez.... that certainly explains the "career break".

Thanks all.

this is from wikipedia.

On July 9, 2007, Simon began serving his two year prison sentence for culpable homicide after losing the appeal of his 2005 conviction. Simon did not call any witnesses nor testify in his own behalf during the appeal proceedings, and his conviction and sentence were not overturned.

more from wiki.

Outside the Ring
Simon was involved in a car accident in late 2002, and was seriously injured. Three Belgian tourists - two adults and a baby - died in the collision with Simon's Mercedes-Benz at Langstrand in November 2002. He was earlier involved in another car accident that saw two people killed. On August 5, 2005, Simon was given a two-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of "culpable homicide" stemming from the November 2002 car accident that resulted in the deaths of the three people [1].

Return to the Ring
Simon returned to boxing in March 2007, winning and 8-round decision over Stephen Nzuemba, in Namibia.