HOWARD Eastman aka ‘The Battersea Bomber’ was a few months shy of turning 28 when he collided with Englishman Darren Ashton, on May 23, 1998 at the York Hall in London, England. 

Referee Richard James Davies called a halt to the fight at 54 seconds of the fourth round to hand Eastman a TKO victory.
The Battersea Bomber improved to 18-0 after the Ashton affair. The gangly orthodox boxer who hails from New Amsterdam, Berbice, challenged American William Joppy for the World Boxing Association middleweight title in November 2001 but lost by a majority decision, despite controlling most of the fight and dropping Joppy in the last round.
Eastman had another shot at a world title four years later but this time he lost by unanimous decision to Bernard `The Executioner’ Hopkins.
In a distinguished career that is still in progress, Eastman, who has now embraced the Rastafarian faith, won the Guyana, European and Commonwealth middleweight titles. He turned 44 last December 8 and from a total of 62 fights he secured 49 victories (38 KOs) and lost 13.