Sam Eggington packs in 9-5 house cleaning job after SIX DAYS to make boxing U-turn for Lee Cutler fight
SAM EGGINGTON threw in the towel on his 9-5 job cleaning houses after just SIX DAYS – so he could make a tidy boxing return.
Eggington – who has treated fans to some of Britain’s bravest bouts – left his career in doubt after defeat to Abass Baraou in March 2023.
But he returned with a comeback victory against Alan Sebastian Velazquez in November to get back to winning ways.
It also brought an end to Eggington’s brief, week-long job clearing out houses with his brother.
Eggington, 31, told Ring Magazine: “I went and worked with my brother for a bit. It was alright, it is what it is.
“There was nothing happening at the time so I got a job with my brother. We were cleaning out houses for the council, I didn’t mind it at all.
“But to be fair pal, I know people keep saying ‘Sam went and lived a normal life’ but I was there from probably Tuesday one week to the Wednesday after.
“I barely had a full-time job. I went for the interview, I got the job but I was there for six days max. The job was good but I was just cleaning out houses.”
Eggington has been in brutal bouts and come up controversially short before – like his Fight of The Year with Ted Cheeseman in 2020.
He lost another tight points decision in Telford against Baraou for the 154lb European title – losing hope in the sport in the process.
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He said: “I was just like, I’m not getting any favours in close fights.
“I don’t think I’ve ever got the rub of the green or the right end of a close fight.
“The Cheeseman fight was another one I thought I won, the performance was unreal.”
Eggington – who admits to not watching much boxing as a fan – returns against Bournemouth’s Lee Cutler on Easter Sunday in Birmingham.
Topping the bill is the rematch between Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron.
Cutler beat Stephen McKenna in a breakout performance in December – not that Eggington saw it though.
He said: “I didn’t watch it, but as long as I do what I do, I’m 100 percent confident it’ll be a good night.
“I’m not going to change my style for anyone. You go and watch the best Sam Eggington, that’s what people can expect on the night, I’m not changing a single thing for him.
“I always make sure in my fights that I don’t make myself look like a fool. I’ve been stung once against Hassan Mwakinyo where he caught me early.
“I train so hard, 12 hard rounds, I’ll throw as many shots in the 12th round as I do in the first.”