On March 26, a 45-year-old veteran said a final farewell to the audience in the ring of the ONE Championship, a match that was supposed to hit the 100th victory of his career, but the goddess of victory did not take care of the legendary warrior, which made the martial fans very sorry.
After the game, the host who interviewed him and he had known each other since 1998, which can be described as witnessing his legendary career, and he apologized and said goodbye to his fans with tears in his eyes. In the end, he left his fist sleeve in the ring and slowly withdrew, leaving his 100th victory for life. The veteran is legendary "gunner" John Wayne Parr from Australia.
Born in 1976, Parr learned boxing at the age of 11 and officially entered the professional ring in 1997. Since then, Parr has fought in various major competitions around the world and achieved good results. At the peak of the K-1 ring in Japan, Parr immediately embarked on this journey, where he played against a number of famous players such as Bo qiu and Klaus. In addition, he has defeated Muay Thai king Yasang Clay and Lan Sang Kun.
John Wayne Parr
Most Chinese martial arts fans first met Pal when he opened his seal in 2010. At that time, Parr had just defeated Yasan Clay in good shape, but in the battle with Zhang Kaiyin, the two sides played five full rounds, and Parr passed the decision to lose. Since then, Parr's road to the ring has not stopped, and he has won a wave of nine consecutive wins.
On December 10, 2017, Parr landed on the Bellator kickboxing field and won the 99th victory of his career with a KO, when he was 41 years old, most of the boxers of his time had retired to the hidden rivers and lakes, only he still maintained a high enthusiasm for fighting, proving to the world what is the real "sword is not old"! After that, Parr continued to fight, trying desperately to win the 100th game of his career, but the sky did not go according to his wishes...
In 2018 and 2019, Parr suffered two consecutive defeats in the Bellator and RIZIN tournaments, failing to achieve his great goals. In 2020, Parr signed for the ONE Championship and received a lot of attention, but in his subsequent debut, he was KO by the Dutch fighting king Nikki Hozken, and once again ended in defeat.
On March 26, Parr once again embarked on the ONE Championship, which is also his real final battle! Parr's opponent is Sanda star Flayan from the Philippines, who is an MMA master who has won the ONE lightweight (77kg) MMA gold belt, but this time he played Parr under the rules of Muay Thai.
Parr (left) and Flayan (right)
After the start of the game, Parr played very aggressively, but due to age problems, his attack was also a little sluggish, unable to keep up with Flayan's rhythm, and also suffered a heavy seconds in the second leg. Although he did not have an advantage, Parr's fighting spirit was tenacious, and the output was very strong.
In the last round, Parr began to attack more ferociously, which made Flayan a little flustered, but failed to stage a good reversal of KO. In the end, after three rounds, Parr failed to win his 100th victory and lost by judgment.
Every boxer always leaves the ring one day, but Pal, who is still ambitious after hundreds of battles, deserves our respect compared to the boxers who are far away from the arena in the year of fighting. In Parr's career, his face has been stitched with more than 300 stitches, which is awe-inspiring and admirable at the same time.
Parr dedicated half his life to fighting, he defended his honor with indomitable fighting spirit, and his story is worth remembering. Goodbye, legend from Australia – "Gunner" John Wayne Parr!