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THIS is the shocking moment a boxer knocked out two thugs seconds after being stabbed in the chest - before calling them "Chuckle Brothers".

Horrifying footage shows Jon Shaw, 34, bravely fight off two yob brothers armed with a knife outside his gym.

Video still of a boxer being stabbed in the chest by two attackers before fighting back.
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Daniel Smith stabbed Jon Shaw twice in the chestCredit: SWNS
Boxer Jon Shaw, bleeding from chest stab wounds, stands after fighting off two attackers.
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The boxer pushed off his attackers and continued to fight despite a punctured lungCredit: SWNS
Boxer Jon Shaw in a hospital bed following a stabbing.
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Doctors told Jon one stab wound narrowly missed an artery near his heartCredit: SWNS

CCTV shows Daniel and David Smith forcing their way into DP Boxing Club in Worcester and dragging Jon into the car park.

At one point a man filming can be heard saying: “Jon! Jon! Jon!” while another shouts: “He's got a knife!”

I’ve been boxing for years and my training kicked in and I managed to wrestle myself free and chinned one of them and he went down

Jon Shaw

The video was taken by a gym employee, and shows David restrain Jon in a headlock as they brawl.

Daniel stabs Jon in the chest but within seconds the armature boxer, shirtless and bleeding, pushes his attackers away.

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Despite being knifed twice, the fitness instructor swings for both brothers knocking them off their feet.

After the heinous assault on June 1 2023, Jon took himself to hospital where he was told he had a punctured lung.

Doctors also told the boxer one of the stab wounds had narrowly missed an artery near his heart.

The dad-of-one decided not to press charges but the two brothers were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Daniel Smith, 36, was later jailed for 50 months after he admitted wounding with intent and possession of a blade and criminal damage.

Younger brother David, 34, was slapped with a 12-month community penalty for affray.

A shirtless boxer, bleeding from chest wounds, confronts two attackers in a gym car park.
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Jon dubbed his attackers the 'Chuckle brothers'Credit: SWNS
Blurry video still of a physical altercation.
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The fitness trainer, who owns a gym, knocked David and Daniel Smith to the floorCredit: SWNS
Chest wound of a hospitalized boxer.
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Jon took himself to hospital after the assault on June 1 2023Credit: SWNS

Speaking after the sentencing at Worcester Crown Court this week, Jon said: “I have my own reasons for not pressing charges but the whole attack was on CCTV.

"You can’t just stab someone up and get 50 months. He [Daniel Smith] nearly killed me he’ll be out [of prison] next year."

Jon also revealed the near-fatal attack was sparked by an argument on Facebook.

He said: “I had posted a video on Facebook which included someone they both know and they wanted me to take it down but I refused.

“The day of the attack I walked into the gym and I knew there would be some kind of altercation but I expected it to be fists.

“When they ran at me I noticed the large red knife coming towards me and I just focused on that. When one of them got me in a head lock the other one stabbed me.

“I’ve been boxing for years and my training kicked in and I managed to wrestle myself free and chinned one of them and he went down.

“I got the other one down too and it was only then that I realised I’d been stabbed in the chest.”

Jon subsequently shared footage of the attack on social media with the caption: "How to defend yourself against The Chuckle Brothers trying to end your life with a knife.

"Imagine doubling up on a man and getting flattened. This shows the importance of self defence in today's society.

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“As although there is no place for this, unfortunately it happens.

"When you put into context that this was over nothing more than a Facebook post, it makes you wonder where peoples' pride is."

Mugshot of Daniel Smith, jailed for stabbing a boxer.
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Daniel Smith was jailed for 50 monthsCredit: SWNS
Boxer Jon Shaw smiling in a hospital bed after being stabbed.
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Jon warned others about the importance of self defenceCredit: SWNS
Boxer Jon Shaw in his gym, wearing red boxing gloves.
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The dad owns DP Boxing Club in WorcesterCredit: SWNS
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