Man floored in suburban backyard boxing bouts lifestreamed to hundreds online

A man was floored in a backyard boxing bout that was livestreamed to thousands of viewers in an amateur event with $10,000 in cash up for grabs. Watch the video.

A man was brutally floored in a backyard fight event with $10,000 cash up for grabs.

The suburban backyard was turned into a makeshift boxing ring in which it hosted a number of bouts at the secret location on Saturday afternoon.

Ordinary Victorians were seen trading ugly blows in the series of bouts that was highly publicised and lifestreamed online.

One young contestant was floored after he suffered a huge blow to the chin, falling backward into the temporary fencing.

One of the winners was then handed an estimated $5,000 in cash just moments after he claimed victory late on Saturday.

One man was floored late on Saturday. Picture: MartosWorld

The backyard was transformed into a makeshift boxing ring. Picture: MartosWorld

A small number of supporters were seen cheering on from the sidelines, filming the bouts on their mobile phones.

The backyard brawls were staged in suburban Melbourne with organisers reluctant to disclose the location to followers during the week.

Young Victorians were among those to have been urged to participate as a way to settle disagreements with rivals.

“Put your knives down, put the guns down and pick your fists up,” the promoter said in a clip last week.

Up to $10,000 cash was on offer. Picture: MartosWorld

Saturday’s fight series did not seem to have appeared on the list of promotions and events approved by the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board of Victoria.

It is unclear whether the fight crew obtained a permit to promote the fight, which is a legal requirement in Victoria.

Victoria Police on Friday said they were not aware of the event.

The event, which wrapped up just before 5pm, was broadcasted to hundreds of viewers on a live streaming service online.

The boxing ring, situated between two homes somewhere in the suburbs, was complete with promotional material plastered across the temporary fencing.

This winner claimed a $5,000 cash prize. Picture: MartosWorld

The event’s promotional video, posted last week to an Instagram audience of nearly 18,000 people, began with a compilation of news headlines from around Melbourne in recent months.

Among them were instances of home invasions, machete incidents, street shootings and stabbings across the suburbs.

Registered participants were asked a series of questions based on why they wanted to fight.

“Do you consent that you are freely choosing to fight at your own will?,” was one of the questions posed.

The legality of the fight event is largely unclear but organisers, and hundreds of their supporters, believe the event was a positive move for young Victorians.

It was held as a way to resolve disputes without guns or knives.

They say a second fight event is already being planned due to “overwhelming demand” of interest.

Originally published as Man floored in suburban backyard boxing bouts lifestreamed to hundreds online