{"id":556120,"date":"2026-04-29T02:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556120\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:20:17","slug":"crowd-storm-the-ring-to-attack-boxer-as-over-40-people-throw-chairs-and-punches-in-mass-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556120\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd storm the ring to attack boxer as over 40 people throw chairs and punches in mass brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Turkish boxing event descended into a chaotic riot in truly unbelievable scenes.<\/p>\n<p>It was a hot-headed affair as the nation&#8217;s home favourite Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russia&#8217;s Sergei Gorokhov touched gloves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fans in the ring brawling at a Turkish boxing event\" height=\"740\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-092501.jpg\" data-caption=\"There were chaotic scenes in Turkey as their boxer was stopped in the second round\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-092501.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>There were chaotic scenes in Turkey as their boxer was stopped in the second round<\/p>\n<p>The pair clashed in a big fight for the UBO world title, with a passionate crowd in to see if Emirkhan could get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Gorokhov who sparked some truly mind-blowing events on the night.<\/p>\n<p>It was under great tension as Emirkhan was on the back foot from the opening bell.<\/p>\n<p>And the Russian boxer &#8211; who was playing pantomime villain on the night &#8211; stepped up the ante in the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Read More In Boxing<\/p>\n<p>He looked to seize his moment and battered his way to a stoppage inside the opening six minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The referee waved off the contest and just as Gorokhov looked to celebrate, the crowd didn&#8217;t take too politely.<\/p>\n<p>Event descends into mass brawl<\/p>\n<p>It was chaotic scenes as two members of each corner began to clash in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>They started to throw punches and the lack of security was quite alarming.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside spectators began to storm the ring in great numbers with over 20 fans climbing over the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>Gorokhov&#8217;s trainer took some real punishment and a battering as he was the victim of many punches.<\/p>\n<p>Plastic chairs were even thrown and used as weapons by fans as the chaos continued.<\/p>\n<p>It was complete pandemonium with not many left present to try and break up the brawl.<\/p>\n<p>The wild scenes were eventually calmed, and Gorokhov has now issued a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello everyone. We\u2019re currently in a hospital in Turkey,&#8221; it read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ismail [trainer] has suffered a head injury and is having an MRI scan right now. I\u2019ve come through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. <\/p>\n<p>Boxing schedule<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777429217_66_OQ-TALKSPORT-OP-BOXING.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out\u00a0talkSPORT.com&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3867724\/boxing-schedule-fight-dates-results-times-venues\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boxing schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who saw the broadcast? There were probably about 80 people there attacking us.<\/p>\n<p>Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They got in the ring and beat us up after our brilliant victory in the second round, where we knocked this fighter out twice. But the Turks behaved very badly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But thank God, everyone is alive. That\u2019s the sort of brawl that happened, a tough one. We\u2019ve got a police escort now; we\u2019ll head straight from the hotel to our rooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Turkish boxing event descended into a chaotic riot in truly unbelievable scenes. 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