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Dewey Bozella Fulfills His Dream
I first blogged about Dewey Bozella in July after he was honored at the ESPYs with the 2011 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. If you aren’t familiar with his story, I highly recommend taking a moment to familiarize yourself here. The original video is well worth every second of your time.
The abbreviated version of the story is that Dewey served over 25 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit. Amazingly, he never lost hope throughout the quarter century ordeal.
Fortunately, Dewey’s persistence paid off this past weekend as he was able to fulfill a lifelong dream. At age 52, Dewey Bozella fought and won his first (and last) professional boxing match. He earned a unanimous decision. Highlights from the last round can be seen below.
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I used to lay in my cell and dream about this happening. It was all worth it. It was my dream come true… This was my first and last fight. It’s a young man’s game. I did what I wanted to do, and I’m happy. I appreciate everybody that made this possible. This has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. – Dewey Bozella
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Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
What a hero.
Badass! He sure is in great shape!
absolutely …. he is a champion of mind.
Wonderful.
I hope, that first comments are sarcastic… I definitely do not understand what is professional in this match. I’m not quite sure if it is even boxing. What does this performance stand for?
Great story, must be crazy going to jail for that long.
I would have loved to have watched thisbut alas it has been taken down off of youtube.