Fans of YouTube star Austin McBroom are convinced that he faked a video showing him knocking a sparring partner through the ropes ahead of his boxing return on Saturday.
The family vlogger is set to face British social media star AnEsonGib in his professional debut over the weekend, with footage leaking from his camp showing him dropping an unnamed fighter in sparring. The video appears to show McBroom taking on a teammate and slipping one of their punches before countering and sending them flying.
But McBroom's reaction in the video coupled with the general scepticism of the internet led a number of fans to accuse the former college basketball standout of faking the video. He and Gib's new fight date on Saturday has attracted a lot of attention online, but has struggled to sell tickets at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles and fans view the video as a publicity stunt.
