Iranian Hulk was pictured being held back by an army of security during a series of confrontations with bitter foe Kazakh Titan.
The Middle Eastern star - real name Sajad Gharibi - will finally get to make his maiden appearance in the boxing ring after his initial meeting with Martyn Ford was shelved. Gharibi will face recent foe Kazakh Titan - real name Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich - at the P7 Arena in the Media One Hotel as part of the latest influencer boxing event.
Gharibi and Bakhytovich finally had the opportunity to come face-to-face for the first time and the pair came to blows during a heated first showdown organised by promotion Wicked N' Bad. Shortly afterwards, the confrontation continued as the pair were invited to come together for a second time.
The pair can initially be seen in the first exchange surrounded by several members of security and their respective teams exchanging words of trash talk and glaring stares. Things initially remain calm with the Iranian initially edging forward to get a clear route to his rival. Hulk then swings out first ,which sees the host caught between the pair, before he is bundled away by security one way, with his rival taken the other.
In fresh footage after the initial burst, Gharibi again attempts to lunge towards his opponent, who is taken a distance away from him. However, roughly four or five members of security try to desperately hold him back to prevent another attempt at a brawl as the pair continue to be encouraged to wait to settle their differences by their teams.
This is not the first time Iranian Hulk has been involved in a confrontation with his opponent, having been sent flying by previous rival Ford during their first face-off in Dubai. Gharibi believes that he can progress beyond Bakhytovich, before rekindling his rivalry with the British star afterwards.
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"This fight is for me to set the record straight," he said ahead of the fight this weekend. "I will be a great champion for Iran and I'll represent my people with respect and all my strength. After I win this fight, I want to challenge myself against Martyn Ford, this fight will happen, if Martyn is too scared to fight me then the world will know. I’m stepping into the ring now ready to fight.”
Bakhytovich equally has no prior experience in combat sports and will compete in the ring for the first time after calling out Gharibi several months ago. And the Kazakh star is ready to bring strongman boxing back home to his country while making a confident prediction for his upcoming match-up.
"Many people are saying they don’t know who I am, but they will see on July 31 who Kazakh Titan is, my power," he remarked ahead of the clash. "I am going to make history by winning. When I win this fight, I want to fight Fedor in Almaty and bring the biggest fight to the country ever."
