Iranian Hulk lasted less than two minutes of his boxing debut as he was stopped by heavyweight rival Kazakh Titan.
The social media rivals had long called for a bout with each other and terms were finally agreed last month with the pair signing to fight in Dubai. The giants met in the main event of Wicked N' Bad's latest white-collar boxing event with the bout scheduled for six two-minute rounds.
Neither man dared remove their tops for the contest with Titan wearing a vest, shorts and trainers. There have long been rumours that Hulk's social media photos showing incredible muscles have been edited - and he was not about to dispel the myth last night, keeping his t-shirt on.
And it was clear from the first round that Titan - real name Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich - was far more prepared than Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - simply by being able to throw a punch. Indeed, Hulk continuously turned his back in the opening stages and was given a time-out within the first minute.
He returned to the fray and momentarily appeared to be willing to trade punches before normal service was resumed. Titan dropped his rival with a right hand in the corner and the bout was quickly waved shortly before the bell for the end of the session.
On the undercard, mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor was held to a draw by controversial YouTube star Ryan Taylor. The former was best known to UK fight fans for losing to Tommy Fury on the undercard of Jake Paul's first fight with Tyron Woodley last summer.
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Taylor, meanwhile, caused controversy when he headbutted his opponent at an influencers' boxing event in London earlier this year. The more experienced Taylor dominated the first round, landing some heavy shots on the social media man.
The second round was more cagey with neither man able to assert their dominance. Anthony edged the third round as he looked to target the body before seemingly making sure of victory by winning the fourth and final session. But two of the judges scored the bout a draw with the third giving Anthony the nod.
"It took me a while to get in here and get a proper fight done," said Ryan. "I think that was the best I've seen Pretty Boy fight, that was the first fight I've actually done. I don't know where he's gone now, it was a good fight, I got tired but no excuses, I'm going to get better and come back stronger."
