Fight Night

Back in the sixties Carson, a pretty good welterweight, did side jobs for Mr. Domino, an underworld businessman. It seems a buddy of Carson's from the old days, Jack Wilson, has just been elected mayor of Bath, England, and a reporter is tracking down information about Mr. Wilson's boxing days, especially the night of March 15, 1965. What happened that night to drove Wilson out of the boxing game in Canada, and back to England? Carson - now a brain-damaged street person - recounts the events of March 15, 1965.
. . . "Fight Night" is a 2722-word short story. As an added bonus, enjoy the first chapter of Jim's new novel, the psychological thriller Altered Boy.