Return To Boxing
On September 25, 2004, after seven and a half years away from boxing, Bowe returned with a second round knockout over Marcus Rhode. In a second comeback fight, in April 2005, Bowe narrowly defeated journeyman Billy Zumbrun, in a fight in which Bowe was badly overweight and absorbed many heavy blows from Zumbrun.
Bowe declared bankruptcy in 2005. He has since received assistance from Ring 10, a non profit organization that helps impoverished fighters, so that he can become self-supporting. In July 2008, Boxrec reported that Bowe might return to the ring after three years on September 12, 2008 in Győr, Hungary against Hungarian journeyman Zoltán Petrányi. But he didn't show up for the fight.
With the help of manager Bob Bain, on December 13, 2008, 41-year old Bowe returned to the ring for the first time in over three and a half years on the undercard of the Wladimir Klitschko-Hasim Rahman heavyweight title bout in Mannheim, Germany. He won an eight round decision over challenger Gene Pukall.
His current boxing record stands at 43-1 with 33 wins by way of knock-out. “No matter what, God is on my side,” Bowe said. “I’m not perfect, but I’m not the worst, either. God brought me this far. He’s not done with me yet.” In early 2010 he said “I want to get back in the ring as soon as I can and Gomez would be a good fight for me.”
However, he has not fought since defeating Pukall, in December 2008.
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