- MMA fighter made his professional boxing debut
- Idris Abdurashidov was disqualified for illegal movement
Fight fans are furious after undefeated MMA fighter Idris Abdurashidov knocked out his opponent with an illegal kick to the head during a professional boxing match last weekend.
Shocking footage has emerged of the fight between Abdurashidov and Iranian professional boxer Bagher Faraji in Phuket, Thailand on October 20.
The Iranian was reportedly outplaying Abdurashidov in the fight when at the end of the fourth round the Russian attacked with a brutal kick to the head.
The kick landed on Faraji’s chin and neck, knocking him unconscious before he fell to the canvas.
Abdurashitov was disqualified for the illegal act, but still gloated about the fight afterwards on social media.
“So he made his professional boxing debut,” Abdurashidov posted on Instagram (translated from Russian). ‘And a disqualification for life, I threw that kick with a machine gun!’
Boxing fans, however, were disgusted by the illegal move and called for the Russian to face further sanctions.
Idris Abdurashidov (right) faced Bagher Faraji (left) in Phuket, Thailand, last weekend.
Abdurashidov knocked his opponent unconscious with an illegal head kick in the fourth round (pictured) before gloating about the act on social media.
Undefeated Russian MMA prospect faces lifetime ban from boxing
“He should be arrested for assault and battery, and banned from playing any combat sports again.” That’s very low,” one fan posted on X.
“I shouldn’t have a license to fight after doing something like this,” another responded.
‘That’s assault. What an idiot,” said a third.
‘Unsportsmanlike conduct by a person who should not compete. It was a boxing match. Not kickboxing,’ another responded.
Abdurashidov will likely receive a lifetime ban from professional boxing. It is not known if the unpleasant act will affect his MMA career.