Boxing spectators were left covered in blood as rival fans fought with metal chairs ahead of Chris Eubank’s victory in Germany this evening.
Around 50 men were involved in a mass brawl before Eubank took on Turkey’s Avni Yildirim.
The shocking scenes were described as ‘extremely violent’ by witnesses with women desperately attempting to scramble out of the venue as dozens of burly men hurled furniture at one another.
There was almost no intervention from official security personnel even though organisers were warned about troublesome supporters.
Blood flowed from numerous head and facial wounds as other spectators, including well-dressed women, who struggled to escape from the congested area of the fighting. Other combatants were nursing broken hands.
There were suggestions that the trouble had been provoked deliberately to stoke up the hostile atmosphere expected to greet Eubank.
But the drama didn’t seem to affect the boxer, who produced a performance worthy of his father.
The victory appeared not only crucial to his future but also to quell a potentially deadly riot brewing among the Turkish community in this German city.
Son of Eubank produced a performance worthy of his father to not only claim a victory crucial to his future but to quell a potentially deadly riot brewing among the Turkish community in this German city.
Chris Junior came into a cauldron of menace and silenced the thousands of haters by demolishing their standard bearer with the stupendous knock-out which stakes his claim to a place among the world?s elite super-middleweight boxers.
It took several minutes to revive Avni Yildirim following his collapse under a barrage of uppercuts and finally a decapitating left hook.
The moment he hit the canvass for the second time the Polish referee waved his arms in supplication and summoned medical assistance.
