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‘Guy in Stripes Cracks His Own Mate’: Undefeated Champ Joins Wild Fans as All Hell Breaks Loose in a Street Fight Between England & Welsh Soccer World Cup Fans

Published 11/26/2022, 2:00 PM EST

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Undefeated boxer and IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards was not shy to share his thoughts on the recent brawl between English and Welsh football fans. The brawl took place outside the bars in Tenerife, with both sides throwing chairs and creating havoc inside the locality.

CCTV footage showed the set of fans fighting outside the CC Veronicas shopping center. Moreover, this comes before the two sides clash at the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday. Dozens of people on both sides fought, reportedly under the influence. The video starts with a group of men throwing punches at a zebra crossing near the bars, with one of the fans even smashing a chair on the road. The punches also caught one man in black who then got knocked to the ground before he was walloped with a chair by a shirtless man.

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A man carrying a Wales bucket hat also smashed a chair over an England fan and then got charged by a man wearing gray. The camera then panned out to show an even larger crowd engaging in this brawl. In addition, the fans were also quick to react to the anarchy at Tenerife.

Fans react to Sunny Edwards sharing a video of the Tenerife brawl

One fan pointed his attention to the fan in a striped shirt who ended up hurting himself on the chin.

Another fan claimed that despite it being an all-out brawl, not one clean punch was thrown.

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One fan revised the most important rule in boxing and combat sports.

Moreover, one fan stated that this would be the perfect advertisement for an alcohol brand.

One fan could not believe that he was watching full-grown men fight over something trivial, like soccer.

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Another fan stated that a guy in a black t-shirt was being assaulted by his own supporters

Lastly, one fan made fun of the punches thrown in the brawl, which certainly looked amateurish and untrained.

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The brawl occurred just before Wales faced Iran in the cup. However, this would only prove to be a bad omen for the team as they would go on to lose 2-0 to the Middle Eastern nation. The match between England and Wales will take place on 29th November and one could only hope that the match does not lead to another brawl like this.

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Sahil Sood

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Sahil Sood is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, and holds a keen interest in the 'sweet science'. His journey towards following boxing began when he first saw the highlights of Mike Tyson as a teenager, and then closely followed the rise of Floyd Mayweather.
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