{"id":1476167,"date":"2022-05-16T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476167"},"modified":"2022-05-16T07:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:30:25","slug":"former-nfl-player-frank-gore-scores-knockout-in-pro-boxing-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-player-frank-gore-scores-knockout-in-pro-boxing-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Player Frank Gore Scores Knockout in Pro Boxing Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nfl-player-frank-gore-scores-knockout-in-pro-boxing-debut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Frank Gore celebrated his 39th birthday Saturday by scoring a knockout in his professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/boxing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a> debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Gore, the third running back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> history to record 16,000 rushing yards, is no stranger to electric performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During Saturday\u2019s Gamebred Boxing event in Mississippi, Gore landed a vicious right-hand punch against Yaya Olorunsola in the fourth round, knocking Olorunsola out cold and sending him face-first into the canvas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today was a great day!!! Want to thank my team for all the hard work,&#8221; Gore wrote on Twitter after the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s fight marked Gore&#8217;s professional debut, but it wasn&#8217;t first boxing match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1359772123-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Frank Gore during a fight against Deron Williams Dec. 18, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Frank Gore during a fight against Deron Williams Dec. 18, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gore previously fought former Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams in an exhibition bout Dec. 18, losing via split decision at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1359772144-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Frank Gore during a fight against Deron Williams Dec. 18, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Frank Gore during a fight against Deron Williams Dec. 18, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> legend told TheSFNiners podcast he planned on signing a one-day contract with the 49ers in the next &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LNL9hJw5jlM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>couple of months,&#8221;<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/frank-gore-sign-contract-retire-san-francisco-49ers-16-seasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FRANK GORE SAYS HE&#8217;LL SIGN 1-DAY CONTRACT, RETIRE WITH 49ERS AFTER 16 SEASONS IN NFL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The signing will allow Gore to retire with the team that drafted him in the third round in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gore spent the first 10 seasons of his career in San Francisco, where he made the Pro Bowl five times and rushed for at least 1,000 yards in eight of those seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/GettyImages-460878738.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi&#039;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Dec. 28, 2014.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Dec. 28, 2014.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After his time in San Francisco, the running back played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Indianapolis Colts<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Miami Dolphins<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Buffalo Bills<\/u><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-jets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>New York Jets<\/u><\/a>. He rushed for 4,927 total yards during those years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gore has not played in the NFL since the 2020 season with the Jets, when he rushed for 653 yards on 198 carries and scored two touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Gore goes through with his decision to retire this offseason, he would end his career with exactly 16,000 rushing yards, third-most in NFL history behind Emmitt Smith (18,355) and Walter Payton (16,726).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both of those legends are in the Hall of Fame.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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