Boxing fan knocked out cold in brutal crowd fight with ‘best punch of the night’ before main event even started

Boxing fans in attendance at Vergil Ortiz vs Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday night were treated to fantastic action, and some even experienced it first hand.

Prior to the main event, a video went viral showing two fans fighting in the stands.

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In the clip, the pair went at it for roughly five seconds while others in attendance cheered.

It all became very serious very quickly though as one of the men landed a huge right hand on the other, knocking him out cold.

Boxing reporter Steve Kim tweeted from ringside: “Whoa!! Fight breaks out and some dude gets absolutely clocked with a right hand.

“Guy got KO’d, geez. That was Tommy Hearns vs Roberto Duran.

“Thankfully with the elevated press row seats I got a clear view of it…

“Seriously, this guy threw a right hand that was straight as an arrow, turned over correctly on his big knuckles.

“I may not see a better punch tonight here at the Mandalay Bay.”

Another boxing reporter Lance Pugmire was told by a source working at the event: “He [the puncher] is headed to jail right now. The [KO victim] is headed to the hospital right now and then he may be heading to jail.”

One fan reacted to the video by tweeting: “Dude used his forearm to get the perfect punching range, guy had his chin in the air and then got smoked.”

A second said: “One of the most BRUTAL crowd fight KOs you will ever see. Hope that man is okay.”

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While a third added: “KO of the year!”

Once the real boxing action got underway, fans were treated to a barnburner.

Ortiz was floored twice by Bohachuk, but got up both times and battled through to win on points.

“I’m the best in the world,” he said after claiming the WBC ‘interim’ super-welterweight belt.

He was then asked about a potential fight vs WBA champion Terence Crawford next.

“Let’s do it,” Ortiz replied. “I want it so bad.”