Mass brawl breaks out amongst crowd at UK boxing match (VIDEO)
Bloody seats and bruised egos; the ring failed to contain the carnage at a boxing match in east London Saturday night where a mass brawl erupted amongst the rowdy crowd.
The chaos at the Copper Box Arena in east London was reportedly sparked by the shock defeat of fan favorite Sam McNess who was brutally beaten by Asinia Byfield.
Embarrassing scenes at the copper box!! pic.twitter.com/iJDteRRMHV
— rob johnson (@rpjay2) July 8, 2017
Gone right off inside the #copperbox shame west ham kicking off cause there man lost! pic.twitter.com/hbm8AQKRHs
— Will Howe (@Toffeeman1976) July 8, 2017
Started when West Ham fans stormed the floor seats. #Copperbox#Boxing#BoxNationpic.twitter.com/NVJt4tw9t1
— Sam Farley (@FarleyWrites) July 8, 2017
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Eyewitnesses captured the mass brawl of punches which left the amateur fighters and fans alike with a bad taste in their mouth.
Going off in the copper box 👊 pic.twitter.com/JfCOb1nJV9
— Tom Moore (@TMooresy) July 8, 2017
The beef that kicked off in copperbox between millwall and west ham fans was genuinely insane pic.twitter.com/Zitk6Tfgpo
— Lew (@Lewbob91) July 9, 2017
It kicked off. There were calls for it to calm down from the ring, it calmed down and then exploded all over again. #copperbox#mcinnespic.twitter.com/buXVxknI5N
— Sam Farley (@FarleyWrites) July 8, 2017
Blood on the seats afterwards. #Copperbox#Boxnationpic.twitter.com/Fjii0SKFsI
— Sam Farley (@FarleyWrites) July 8, 2017
The night’s main event between light-heavyweights Anthony Yarde and Richard Baranyi was almost called off as security tried, and failed, to control the crowd. Yarde eventually went on to defeat Baranyi.
