IVAN REDKACH was certainly hungry to beat former world champion Danny Garcia after the Ukrainian sunk his teeth into the American’s shoulder during their fight.
Despite being the underdog for their encounter, Redkach showed some real bite as he channelled inner Mike Tyson in the eighth round of their welterweight bout.
Danny Garcia eased to a points decision victory in his welterweight bout against Ivan RedkachCredit: AP:Associated Press
During a clinch, Redkach bizarrely proceeded to try and take a chunk out of Garcia’s left shoulder – leaving fans stunned by what they witnessed.
Going back to his corner, Garcia’s trainer and dad Angel urged him to punish his opponent for what he did, as he was heard saying: “F*** him up, f*** him up for that.”
The incident failed to get the better of the former two-weight world champion, as he cruised to a unanimous points decision victory with judges scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111.
Speaking after their match-up, Garcia, 31, revealed that Redkach even gloated about his snack.
He stated: “He bit me. He said, ‘Mike Tyson,’ when he bit me. I said, ‘Ref, he bit me.’ I thought I needed stitches or something.
“That’s my first time ever getting bit in a fight.”
The incident had echoes of Tyson vs Evander Holyvield in 1997, when Iron Mike gnawed off a portion of his heavyweight opponent’s ear in Las Vegas.
Boxing fans were equally stunned as they took to social media to talk about Redkach’s odd craving.
One user commented: “Bruh why did Redkach bite Garcia lmao get him outta here.”
Garcia, 31, has set his sights on facing either Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence nextCredit: AP:Associated Press
Mike Tyson chewing off the corner of Evander Holyfield’s ear in 1997 remains the most infamous biting incident in boxing historyCredit: AP:Associated Press
Another joked: “Garcia deserves the wide scores but Redkach has some real bite.”
A third added: “I’d say that this fight was a mere appetiser of the year to come, but that might make Redkach bite Garcia again.”
Following his victory, Garcia insisted he has WBA champion Manny Pacquiao and IBF and WBC king Errol Spence in his sights as he looks to return to the pinnacle of the welterweight division.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
