[2] As a teenager, Bozella trained for a time with former two-time world Heavyweight champion boxer Floyd Patterson.
When the Innocence Project discovered that there was no DNA evidence remaining to be tested, they referred the case to WilmerHale.
Lawyers at WilmerHale discovered new evidence that had been suppressed by prosecutors showing Bozella was in fact innocent and had been framed.
[7] On October 28, 2009, after being released from custody, Bozella began working with youths at a local gym in Newburgh, New York.
[10] On October 15, 2011, at the age of 52 years, Bozella won his professional boxing debut[11] on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson match-up at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, against Larry Hopkins by a 4-round unanimous decision.
[16][17] In 2016, Bozella published his memoir, Stand Tall: Fighting For My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring.