The Queensberry Rules of boxing were well and truly slung out of the window by highly-touted ONE Championship fighter Idris Abdurashidov last Sunday.
In his skilled boxing debut, the Russian pulverized his opponent, Bagher Faraji, with a shocking head kick, sending the Iranian boxer crashing right down to the canvas.
Before landing the illegal shot, though, Abdurashidov was seemingly getting comfortably outboxed by Faraji, who stays unbeaten in three fights after claiming the win via a disqualification.
So now, following the shocking incident on the Ali Boxing Club in Phuket, Thailand, fans of each boxing and MMA have joined forces on social media to slam the 21-year-old.
Idris Abdurashidov gloats on social media following his disqualification
Each combatants entered the fourth round of their controversial contest, with Abdurashidov clearly becoming frustrated by his opponent’s superior boxing skills.
And yet, as an alternative of seeing out the rest of the round – taking his defeat on the chin – the MMA fighter decided to run the danger of inflicting everlasting damage on Faraji.
Apart from the apparent dangers involved, Abdurashidov’s vulgar head kick has seemingly tarnished his image in each boxing and MMA.
At best, he will probably be permanently banned from competing in each sports, while also suffering any legal ramifications attached to his sickening move.
At worst, nevertheless, Abdurashidov could also be given the chance to proceed his MMA profession, provided that the incident, in any case, took place in a boxing ring.
But no matter what comes next, it is evident that the ONE Championship prospect has no remorse for his actions.
Quite, he has taken to social media, boasting in regards to the devastating kick he landed.
On Instagram, he said: “So he [Abdurashidov] debuted in skilled boxing. And disqualification for all times, this kick with the leg I threw away with a machine gun.”
Fans slam Idris Abdurashidov on social media
As expected, fans were largely up in arms when it got here to their response to the kick on social media, with most wishing to see Abdurashidov receive greater than only a life-long ban.
On X, one fan said: “He needs to be arrested for assault and battery, and banned from doing any combat sports ever again. That’s so low.”
One other fan added: “Absolutely horrible. Must be banned from all sports except Power Slap.”
Another person said: “Must be criminally charged.”
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