Usual pose: RIcky Boylan in the ring, but he was on the London streets on Sunday
Boxer Ricky Boylan swapped his gloves for running shoes on Sunday for the London marathon and had a little help from a GB star.
The Carshalton fighter, who had been due back into the ring on May 7 until an injury postponed the bout, clocked three hours 34 minutes five seconds.
He said: "I really enjoyed it. I did it 15 minutes quicker than I thought I would.
"I was meant to be fighting in two weeks time but I’ve picked up an injury so I decided to run the marathon instead.
"This really helps me with my fitness, so I can keep boxing."
He added: "For part of the race I was running with Iwan Thomas, which really spurred me on.”
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