BRAWL KICKING OFF

Boxing fans all say the same thing as Eddie Hearn is spotted ‘s***ting himself’ as Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev brawl

EDDIE HEARN breathed a sigh of relief as Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev narrowly avoided a pre-fight disaster.

The volatile heavyweight pair are set to rematch on Saturday, eight years after Pulev’s initial win in Germany.

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Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev ahead of their rematch

But the bad blood is evidently still there between the two as they came face to face on stage.

Some pushing and shoving ensued as tempers threatened to boil over in front of promoter Hearn’s eyes.

Thankfully, security managed to intervene and make sure the fight did not break out early.

And it had boxing fans all saying the same thing about Matchroom boss Hearn.

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One tweeted: “Eddie looks a little bit concerned.”

Another added: “Eddie looks worried so would I be.”

One joked: “I love these always @EddieHearn absolutely s****ing himself in the background something is going to go off.”

Chisora, 38, is no stranger to landing himself in hot water before bouts and has been made to pay several fines before.

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Infamously, he threw a TABLE at rival Dillian Whyte, 34, before their first fight in 2016 which cost him £25,000.

Hearn joked Chisora is on his best behaviour nowadays, as the matchmaker refuses to pay any more penalty fees for him.

He said: “Yesterday we saw you two come together and I was joking backstage about maybe a couple of years ago that might be a different turnout.

“You said you didn’t want to pay the fine for that, because you knew I wouldn’t pay it for you this time!”

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Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev almost came to blows ahead of their rematch
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