Danny Simpson's boxing debut ends in shock result after Premier League winner bets with Danny Aarons for medal

Danny Simpson narrowly defended his Premier League winner’s medal at Misfits Boxing 17.

The former defender was famously part of the Leicester City team that beat odds of 5,000-1 to win the Premier League title in 2016.

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Before his boxing debut, Simpson staked one of his most prized possessions on a win over Danny Aarons, who was also fighting for the first time at Misfits 17.

“I wanted to tell you this,” Aarons said during a pre-fight interview.

“You won the Premier League. You got something for that, didn't you?”

“What color is the medal? It's gold. When I got 1 million subscribers on YouTube, I got a gold YouTube play button. We both have a gold award.

“The winner receives the loser’s gold reward.”

Simpson immediately agreed to massively up the ante in their fight.

It looked like the shot might backfire in the first round as Aarons was the more accomplished boxer.

But Simpson's wild attacks hit and hit his opponent, to whom he was not about to give up the Premier League winner's medal without a fight.

Round two was a similar story, with the Leicester City legend battling with the more technically gifted Aarons but landing big, eye-catching punches.

Aarons landed the best combination of the fight in round three.

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It looked like Simpson might be in trouble, but he countered with more hard punches that made his rival think twice about attempting the fatal blow.

Both men gave it their all in the fourth and final round, with Aarons appearing to hurt Simpson before the recently retired football player pulled himself together and put his first fight on the judges' scorecards.

Ultimately, it was a split draw and Simpson was allowed to keep his medal.

In a joint interview after the fight, both men stressed that they had done enough to emerge victorious. In the end, they agreed to a rematch.

“I will, of course, say I thought I stole it,” Simpson said.

“This week was one of the craziest weeks of my life.

“We said we were going to have fun here and I think we did. I think Danny knows that I tried to step in at the last minute and do everything I could for the five weeks.

“Maybe I'll have the chance to go to a full training camp and I'd love to come back and try again.”

Aarons added: “A draw. It is what it is. We will get it back.”

“Thank you to everyone who came. It was a pleasure to get in the ring. I can learn a lot from this. Hopefully I can come back with a knockout and a win.”