I had dreams of boxing for England but my life of crime put me in a Thai prison where I slept next to a dead body

THIS former boxer dreamed of representing England on the global stage.

But a life of crime saw him put behind bars in Thailand — where he ended up sleeping next to a dead body.

AFPBilly Moore dreamed of boxing for England before ending up behind bars[/caption]

AFPMoore ended up sharing a cell with a dead body when he was jailed in Thailand[/caption]

Billy Moore hails from Liverpool and was once a promising schoolboy fighter.

The bruiser won most of his 16 bouts, leading to dreams of boxing for England while pursuing a career in the army.

But Moore ended up spiralling into a life of crime with burglary and drug-related offences.

And his first stint behind bars came when he was just 17 years old.

Moore then left Merseyside in 2005 for a new life in Thailand.

He spent his time teaching and boxing, and even got a gig as a stuntman for Hollywood film Rambo 4.

However, Moore soon found himself on the wrong side of the law again.

And he spent a total of 11 years behind bars in Thailand for crimes including handling stolen goods.

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Moore wrote a book about his experience called A Prayer Before Dawn, which became a move in 2017.

And he has now opened up on his horrific first night in a Thai prison, which included having to sleep next to a corpse.

Moore told LadBible: “That [dead body] was my first introduction to 309, which is the newcomers’ cell.

“When I went in, on a Friday, I was told to sleep in the far corner, and in the corner was a body that was just lying still with a sheet over his face.

“And I was under the influence of drugs as well, I was quite heavily sedated, but I knew something wasn’t right.

“The guy next to me had died earlier on in the day, but because it was a Thai bank holiday they couldn’t move him until after the weekend.

“So he was just left in there for three days.”