A FORMER professional boxer jailed for dealing drugs has been ordered to pay back nearly £47,000 or face an extra five years behind bars.

Adam Goldsmith was an up-and-coming fighter with an unbeaten record in his four bouts before he was convicted of trafficking cannabis this year.

In June, at Cardiff Crown Court, the 25-year-old was sent to prison by Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke for 31 months.

Goldsmith, of Beechfield Avenue, Newport, had earlier pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug of class B with intent to supply.

He was back in Cardiff Crown Court this week for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing in front of Judge Jeremy Jenkins.

Prosecutor Bethan Evans said the former welterweight had benefited from dealing cannabis to the tune of £56,620.

She said Goldsmith, who appeared in court wearing a tracksuit via a video link from Cardiff Prison, had realisable assets of £46,870.

Miss Evans also made an application for the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs seized from him.

Judge Jenkins asked the court: “Where is the money?”

Peter Donnison, representing Goldsmith, said: “The cash is being held by the police and there are two vehicles which are also being held by the police. They will have to sell these.”

The judge said that the defendant has three months to sell them and hand over the assets available or face the possibility of an extra five years in prison.

He also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.

Goldsmith’s last bout was when he beat Cardiff-based Iraqi boxer Ameen Alkailany in October 2014 in Merthyr Tydfil.

The fight on the Sanigar Events Dragon Fire show at the Rhydycar Leisure Centre was screened live on the British Eurosport satellite channel.

In his two-year professional career, Goldsmith won three and drew one of his four contests.