‘This is abomination’: Viral video exposes boxer’s vicious assault for alleged ‘light’ sparring

Popular combat sports media, Fight Heaven, shared a rather interesting video of a boxing gym on Twitter this morning. The video was very disturbing as the trainee boxers were sparring lightly under the coach’s direction, when suddenly one of them went ruthless and punched the back of the head, commonly known as the “Rabbit Punch”. I started attacking my opponent.

The incident was further shared by boxing promoter Lou DiBella, who retweeted the video and called for this boxing gym to close. As soon as the video went viral, fans ignored it. But how could such a vicious attack occur during a light sparring session with a coach?

What did you see in the video Lou DiBella shared?

In a video shared by Fight Haven’s Twitter handle, two boxers engaged in a low-intensity sparring session. It consisted of a few light punches and people surrounded the gym.But after a few punches the session was no longer light, one of which was his “Mike Tyson” I started punching like this and couldn’t stop. Several blows were delivered to the back of the opponent’s head. In the end, the person could not cope with the situation and fell to the ground, losing his consciousness. It was reported that the entire event took place at Mustafa’s boxing gym.

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Fight Haven shared the captioned post on Twitter. “When light sparring goes terribly wrong…”You can see from the video that it must be heavy sparring, not light sparring. Lou DiBella retweeted this video with a caption. “Mustafa’s #boxing gyms everywhere should be closed immediately. This is a punk, dangerous stigma. This is an abomination.” His tweet shows how angry he is at such brutality.

What is light sparring?

Boxers refer to light sparring as controlled sparring, which takes place under the supervision of a coach. In this case, the boxer tries to replicate the movement and punches, but force is irrelevant. Also known as touch or controlled sparring. There is also technical sparring and conditioning sparring.

Boxers also used some illegal techniques according to the rules of boxing. Rabbits are not allowed to punch or strike people in the neck or back as this can lead to serious injury. However, the boxer used it and the coach didn’t stop him.

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Boxing is a martial art and hard hitting and punching are part of it, but the rules must not be broken. It should only be enjoyed or played as a sport. Lou DiBella certainly makes a good point. But what is your opinion on this matter? Let us know in the comments.