In July 2018 he lost his 277th professional fight, which is known to be the most in boxing history, toppling the previous record, which was held since 2005 by Reggie Strickland.
[1][2] He was the debuting opponent for future British title holders Tyrone Nurse, Tommy Coyle and Lewis Ritson, and also fought Kevin Mitchell, and Derry Mathews, among others.
[3] He was featured in a chapter of the 2014 book Journeymen: The Other Side of the Boxing Business by Mark Turley.
[4] Laight enjoyed one of his most memorable victories in August 2015, when he upset Carl Chadwick in memory of his late trainer Lenny Woodhall, who had died a few weeks before.
[3][6] Following the announcement, Tony Bellew said that "without guys like him the pro game wouldn't exist" on Twitter.