:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/Y2DI3GITIJA6FIBCUL5OMAQFSQ.jpg "Scandal between two boxers who fought in a cinema after seeing Creed 3")
british boxers Laurent district there Richard Riakporhe were the protagonists of an unfortunate episode that occurred during the European premiere of the highly anticipated film Creed 3 at Cineworld Leicester Square.
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The event, which was attended by various sports and entertainment personalities, sand was marred by a heated discussion Luckily, it didn’t get worse when the two passed each other in the ticketing lobby.
Among those present was journalist Michael Benson, editor of the boxing section of the outlet TalkSportwho shared a recording of the moment in question through his account of Twitter. there you can see the altercation the two fighters had before being separated.
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In the photos, we saw the two athletes ready to fight once the film is over. In the video, it’s unclear how the episode started, but we could see that one of those who intervened was the veteran and now promoter Spencer Fearon. Okolie could also be heard saying, “Nothing, nothing happened. This boy is light, let me run my business in March and then we’ll show him. Easy work”.
The 30-year-old boxer spoke of a hypothetical in-ring crossover with his compatriot in the cruiserweight category. In principle Okolie, who has a record of 18 wins (14KOs) and zero losses, should defend WBO heavyweight title against David Light next March 25.
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For his part, Riakporhe, with a mark of 16-0 (12KOs), had the chance to fight for this belt after beating Krzysztof Glowacki last month, whom Okolie beat by KO in 2021 to secure the title of champion. It should be noted that after beating Glowacki, Riakporhe publicly challenged Okolie in the ring.
Although the statements between the two during these weeks have been very respectful, this episode has surely he will put courtesies aside in the face of a future confrontation.
“I was having so much fun with this movie, it was amazing. I was catching up with friends of mine when I saw Lawrence come out of nowhere and start talking about me.”explained the 33-year-old boxer in dialogue with TalkSports.
“I felt he was disrespecting me, he came into my space. Then I saw red, I don’t know what happened. After that, everyone separated us. I heard the video went viral. It was like that,” he added.
“The good thing was nobody threw any punches. We’re professional boxers, we’re supposed to behave properly and it doesn’t look great, but I can do better, I’m human. The same thing happened with Okolie”, concluded Riakporhe, who hopes to have a chance to fight for the title against him.
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