My! My! My! Ring king’s 1million hits
DELILAH COVER A BIG BELTER
A BOXER has earned a legion of new fans after footage of him belting out Tom Jones hit Delilah on his ring walk went viral.
Nathan Heaney was preparing to take on opponent Christian Schembri and wanted to make the perfect entrance.
The football fan sang Delilah – an anthem of his beloved Stoke City – as he marched to the ring, earning a million views on Instagram and Facebook.
And his night got even better when he took the IBO Continental supermiddleweight title after a 10-round epic at Stoke-on-trent’s King’s Hall.
The 30-year-old said: “People have
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“I put a picture up with my belt. If you walk in like that, you have to be able to fight a bit. I’m OK. I can fight a bit.”
His ring walk was inspired by a former British featherweight champion.
Nathan added: “I remember watching Prince Naseem Hamed when I was a kid and that’s what I wanted to bring to Stoke. But I don’t want to make myself look an idiot. I don’t want to have that big ring walk and then get sparked out.”
His musical entrance went down a storm with fans online and people called for Nathan to have his next fight at the home of Stoke City.
One said: “Imagine the walkout in a sold out Britannia Stadium.”
Another said he planned to go to the next bout with his mates.
And a third supporter commented: “Love to see this happening in the MGM Grand in Vegas.”
Nathan replied: “I want my people to have a great night. Best supporters in the land. Keep an eye out for a big date once this corona stuff passes. Let’s see what can happen.”