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An Italian social media star was brutally dropped on his way to losing his first boxing fight against a winless journeyman in Belgium on Saturday night.

Alberto Frati, who runs the streaming service FightersLife, was 1-0 as a professional when he took to the ring to take on Bosnian Stefan Markovic in Liege. But he struggled to keep up the pace over six rounds, and with seconds to go in the fight, Markovic viciously dropped him with a right hand.

Frati showed heart to get up from the face-planting knockdown, but was unable to turn around the tide afterwards and lost a lopsided unanimous decision. Two judges scored every round to Markovic, who was 0-13 heading into the bout, while one gave the social media star one round.

It had been over two-and-a-half years since Frati won his debut against 13-53-6 journeyman Michael Isaac Carrero on a show in Malta. And he showed the ring rust throughout the bout, struggling to gain a foothold against the winless boxer. The brutal knockdown saw him land on his face, but he someone picked himself up to finish the fight.

Markovic had lost once already this year, and five times in 2021, before his fight with Frati. He had been stopped seven times, but showed little signs of being in danger over the six rounds with the social media star.