Ricky Gervais once had a charity boxing match, where he exchanged leather with Grant Bovey.

In 2002, the comic stepped in the ring for a clash against Bovey after agreeing to raise money.

The winner of the bout was set to scoop £5000 for a charity of their choice and their training sessions were shown on the BBC before they scrapped on the channel.

The two pair stepped through the ropes and exchanged shots for three 90-second rounds.

After a somewhat and expected scrappy affair Gervais’ hand was raised.

You can watch the action below:

Users on X formerly Twitter reacted to the resurfaced footage.

One said: ‘This is what a real man looks like.’

Another added: ‘He didn’t do too bad, better than I thought he would do.’

A third commented: ‘Horrible technique but these boys were both game.’