It all kicked off last night…
The Showtime Boxing match-up between Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui will certainly have people talking about it for years to come, but probably not for the reasons either of them hoped.
At the end of round eight, Uzcategui threw a clearly late punch after the bell which felled Dirrell and left him unable to continue the fight.
It was the second time during the fight that Uzcatgui had thrown a late punch, so the referee decided to disqualify him after Dirrell was ruled to be unfit to continue.
Tempers were running high in the ring after the fight, when Dirrell’s trainer and uncle, Leon Lawson Jr, threw a series of punches at Uzcategui following the contest.
Andre Dirrell title fight ends with DQ, uncle punching opponent and fleeing ring pic.twitter.com/db2qkAi9CC
— James Dart (@James_Dart) May 21, 2017
He connected viciously with one of the shots. Local police are now seeking Lawson for questioning.
Here is the original late punch in the fight which caused the disqualification.
Uzcategui is disqualified for hitting Dirrell after the bell…Dirrell's uncle gets into the ring and punches Uzcategui…this is WILD! pic.twitter.com/fXc1LT5BgK
— The Sports Junky (@TheSportsJunky1) May 21, 2017