by David P. Greisman
A junior-welterweight prospect named Atif Mushtaq pleaded guilty last month to a charge of having sex with a 14-year-old girl, according to British newspaper Pendle Today.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of “intending to admit the course of public justice,” as he’d told the girl to claim that she’d told Mushtaq that she was 18.
Mushtaq turned 27 on Oct. 30. He is 4-0-1 with no knockouts.
His first pro bout was in July 2013, when he drew with a 7-154-6 opponent named Kristian Laight. He went on to win four bouts, all by points, topping a foe who was 0-5, one who was 19-110-7, one who was 3-55-2, and then taking a rematch over Laight this past September.
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