“This Is an Abomination”: Viral Video Exposes Boxer’s Vicious Assault During Alleged “Light” Sparring

Popular combat sports media, Fight Haven shared a rather intriguing video of a boxing gym this morning on Twitter. The video was very disturbing as the trainee boxers were sparring lightly under the direction of the coach. Suddenly, one of them became ruthless and began striking his opponent in the back of the head, commonly known as the ‘rabbit punch’.

The incident was further shared by boxing promoter, Lou DiBella who retweeted the video and asked to shut down this boxing gym. As soon as the video went viral, fans disregarded it. But how could such a vicious attack happen during a light sparring session with the coach present?

What was seen in the video shared by Lou DiBella?

In the video shared by Fight Haven’s Twitter handle, two boxers were engaged in a low-intensity sparring session. It consisted of some light punches, and people were surrounding the gym. But after a couple of punches, the session was no longer a light one. And one of them started punching like ‘Mike Tyson‘ and it was unstoppable. Several blows were delivered to the back of his opponent’s head. Ultimately, that person was unable to handle the situation and fell to the ground unconscious. It was reported that the entire event took place at Mustafa’s boxing gym.

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Fight Haven shared the post on Twitter with the caption, “When Light Sparring Goes Terribly Wrong…”. From the video, it is seen that it is not light sparring, but it must be heavy sparring. Lou DiBella retweeted the video with a caption, “Mustafa’s #Boxing gym, wherever it is, should be shut down immediately. This is a punk-a*s, dangerous disgrace. This is an abomination.” His tweet illustrates just how angry he is at such an act of brutality. It is not something expected from ‘light’ sparring.

What is light sparring?

Boxers refer to light sparring as controlled sparring that takes place under the supervision of coaches. In this thing, boxers try to replicate moves and punches, but there is no force involved. When it is involved, it is very limited. It is also known as touching or controlled sparring. Also, technical sparring and conditioned sparring are there.

According to boxing rules, the boxer also used some illegal techniques. Rabbit punches or punching someone’s neck or back is prohibited, as it can cause serious injury. But the boxer used it and the coach did not stop him.

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Although boxing is a combat sport, and hard-hitting and punching are part of it, no one should break the rules. It should be enjoyed or played as a sport only. Lou DiBella has indeed made a good point. However, what is your opinion on this matter? Tell us in the comments.