An amateur boxer has been grounded at weekends after he told a court he used his head instead of his fists because he didn’t want to cause damage during a city centre spat with youths.
Magistrates were told the 23 year-old was seen on CCTV having an argument with three young men before the altercation became physical. .
The prosecutor said the defendant head butted one of the youths and he then turned on another and head butted him in the face.
“He was arrested and interviewed. He said he is a boxer and he used his head instead of his fists because he didn’t want to do too much damage,” she said.
The 23 year-old from Lincoln, admitted using threatening behaviour on June 25 this year.
His solicitor said the man was provoked by the youths who tried to sell him drugs he didn’t want.
“They threatened violence towards him when he refused,” the solicitor said.
“They did not want to make a complaint against him and one of the youths was later arrested for an unrelated matter.”
Magistrates imposed a 180 hour community order and told the defendant that he would be on a curfew, tagged for two months, and unable to go out on Friday and Saturday nights between 8pm and 7am. He also has to pay costs of £20.