Former Panthers DE Greg Hardy KO’d by (much smaller) Russian boxer

Let’s check back in with former Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy, shall we?

Our latest update brings us to the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia – where the pass rusher turned combat athlete stepped into the boxing ring to face 18-1 Alexey Papin as part of Friday’s REN TV Fight Club event.

This was the result:

HUGE COW

World-ranked cruiserweight Aleksei Papin scores a brutal 3rd round KO over former UFC fighter Greg Hardy in Moscow pic.twitter.com/jOsQoTnMmw

— Tokkerū (@ATokkers5) 13 December 2024

146kg Greg Hardy just got KOed on Russian TV. He met Alexei Papin at the REN TV Fight Cub event. He dropped Papin earlier in the match. I still vividly remember Hardy’s UFC debut. pic.twitter.com/T3Z9sEz51j

— PAM (@ParamPam1990) 13 December 2024

If @ParamPam1990 is correct, 146 pounds would put the 6-foot-5 heavyweight Hardy a shade under 322 pounds. Billed as a cruiserweight, the 6-foot-1 Papin is listed at around 200 pounds.

Hardy posted the following on his Instagram account after the vicious knockout:

The former Pro Bowler, who played for the Panthers from 2010 to 2014, entered the bout with a professional boxing record of 3-0.