Fight:241706

Steve McCarthy 174 lbs lost to Tony Wilson by TKO in round 3 of 8

• Date: 1989-09-21
• Location: Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
• Referee: Adrian Morgan

Wilson knocked down in the 3rd. While McCarthy was hammering Wilson against the ropes, Wilson's 62 year old mother, Minna, jumped into the ring and began hitting McCarthy on the head with her stiletto shoe. While security ushered Mrs. Wilson away, McCarthy left the ring with blood seeping from a head wound. After order was restored, the referee, Adrian Morgan, then ordered the fight to continue. McCarthy, however, refused to return to the ring. Morgan then awarded Wilson the TKO victory, declaring that McCarthy had retired. The furious crowd kicked and punched Wilson before he was able to make his way back to his dressing room.

Mrs. Wilson later claimed that she had been upset by the crowds racial slurs towards her son. He barred her from attending any of his future fights.