DAVID ADELEYE appeared to punch the referee for his showdown with Fabio Wardley after losing the Battle of Britain.
The undefeated heavyweight was knocked out by Wardley in the seventh round of their Riyadh rumble on the undercard of Tyson Fury‘s clash with Francis Ngannou.
GETTYDavid Adeleye locked horns with Fabio Wardley in Saudi Arabia[/caption]
GETTYThe Ladbroke Grove bruiser was knocked out in the seventh round of the Riyadh rumble[/caption]
ESPNA furious Adeleye raged at the ref over the stoppage showing him with two fists[/caption]
ESPNHe then appeared to punch the official in the midriff[/caption]
Wardley dropped Adeleye with a nasty left hook but the Ladbroke Grove bruiser got back to his feet.
But he was sent hurtling into the corner by another vicious combination, which prompted the referee to mercifully step in and wave off the fight.
Adeleye fumed at the stoppage, double-fist pushing the referee in the chest.
And moments later, he cracked the official with what appeared to be a short straight right to the body.
Adeleye’s post-fight rampage was caught by the cameras and quickly went viral.
Boxing fans were left disgusted and took to X to lambast the 26-year-old.
One wrote: “Unsportsmanlike conduct.”
Another said: “He in troubles!.”
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GETTYVictory over David Adeleye saw Fabio Wardley retain the British heavyweight title[/caption]
And another said: “That’s a big NO-NO.”
One remarked: “David Adeleye hit the referee with a body shot after he felt he was stopped too early.
Another chimed in: “Did this fool David Adeleye just hit the referee with a body punch after having the fight rightfully stopped?
“He should have been hitting Wardley with those.”
Victory over Adeleye was super sweet for East Anglia’s Wardley, who was involved in a bust-up with a member of his rival’s team last month.
He said: “I have boxing IQ.
“I know how to lead someone on and that’s what I did,” Wardley said.
“It’s the difference in experience. I knew what to do as the rounds went on, I was on form and it’s probably the best I’ve felt.
“Everyone tags this white-collar name on me but I’ve shed that name now.”