Chair-Throwing Brawl Breaks Out After Australian Boxing Match

On Friday in Australia, a boxer named Ahmed Elomar defeated Willie Kickett with a first-round knockout. And then an ugly brawl broke out:

It's still not clear what triggered it, but fans started brawling, throwing chairs and beer bottles, injuring the ring doctor and the wife of the fight promoter.

"In 10 years of staging fight nights, I can't recall ever seeing anything else like it," promoter Angelo Hyder said.

From The Daily Telegraph:

As the celebrations continued, it appeared heated words were soon exchanged between Elomar's supporters in the ring and Kickett's supporters outside it. Then a chair was launched into the ring.
It then erupted into a full-blown brawl, with chairs and water bottles hurled through the air.

Several times Fox Sports commentator Andy Raymond labelled the brawl a disgrace, but was stopped from talking by network bosses last night. Raymond announced that Fox Sports would cut short its telecast, ending the show before even a replay of Elomar's stunning knockout punch could be aired.

Some Elomar supporters appeared to be antagonising the Kickett supporters from the ring. Fight promoter Angelo Hyder did not have his mobile phone on after the brawl.

Kickett appeared in total control throughout most of the first round, rattling Elomar with lefts and rights as he appeared to be on his way to a comfortable victory.

Local authorities are promising an investigation, and criminal charges could be filed.

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