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Choi Hong-man gets knocked out in 1st round

July 27, 2015
Choi (7-2, 352) was nearly a foot taller and over 160 pounds heavier than Toyota (6-3, 185), but it did not matter. (Yonhap)

Choi (7-2, 352) was nearly a foot taller and over 160 pounds heavier than Toyota (6-3, 185), but it did not matter. (Yonhap)

Carlos Toyota punches Choi Hong-man in a mixed martial arts fight held at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday. (Screen capture from afreeca TV)

Carlos Toyota punches Choi Hong-man in a mixed martial arts fight held at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday. (Screen capture from afreeca TV)

Choi Hong-man’s comeback fight did not last very long.

Choi, 34, was knocked out by Brazil’s Carlos Toyota, 43, just 79 seconds into an open-weight mixed martial art match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday. Choi (7-2, 352) was nearly a foot taller and over 160 pounds heavier than Toyota (6-3, 185), but it did not matter.

It was Choi’s first fight in almost six years.

Choi’s record fell to 2-4 and Toyota improved to 6-6.

Choi was reportedly called to the prosecutors’ office on Thursday on a charge of swindling 100 million won ($85,000), according to reports before the match. Online website afreeca TV said while broadcasting the fight that Choi had borrowed the money to buy watches for his girlfriend and himself.