Albert Hughes Jr. set out to become the oldest boxer in the world, and he started training with his military veteran son. But Hughes' son committed suicide before the match even took place. Although Hughes wanted to quit, he said he decided to fight anyway because it was what his son would have wanted.
"There would have been a time in my life when a fight like this, I would have been so thrilled for all the adulation and the attention, the glory, the glamour, the fame, the possible fortune," Hughes told IndyStar. "I could care less about any of that. It's not about none of that."
In December 2019, Hughes won his match against a 43-year-old boxer. Hughes earned the title of the oldest boxer that day.