In his first fight in the professional ring, Yanuzzi was opposed by the 34-year-old Brazilian Luchinei Santos, who had four losses in four fights..

The fight ended in the first round. Paul quickly hit the head of an 18-year-old junior opponent with a powerful left hook. Santos could not recover from such a shock, the referee recorded the victory of the American by knockout.

Thus, at 52, Iannuzzi became the oldest debutant in the history of professional boxing, as well as the oldest boxer to win his first fight..

He broke Dewey Bosella's record of 11 years.. In October 2011, Bosella made his debut in the professional ring, when he was also 52 years old, also winning.

Earlier it was reported that the Australian boxer brutally knocked out an opponent in the first round..