Hossein Balapour, Yakiboy pleads not guilty to affray

A hulking Instagram-famous bodybuilder has faced court after he was allegedly depicted in a video of a wild brawl in Sydney’s inner south.

An Instagram-famous bodybuilder allegedly depicted in a video of a wild brawl in Sydney’s inner south has denied charges laid in the days after the shocking incident.

Hossein Balapour – also known as Yakiboy – was charged with affray and using a weapon to commit a serious indictable offence over his alleged involvement in a brawl in Rosebery on January 15.

Yakiboy.

Video of the incident is alleged to depict Balapour punching fellow fitness influencer Marven Yaccoub before hitting him with an object he pulls from his pocket.

Several men attempted to pull the pair apart as motorists looked on in horror while the brawl spilt across the road.

Yakiboy.

The heavily tattooed 33-year-old influencer was subsequently charged and remanded in custody after appearing at Downing Centre Local Court on January 20.

Mr Yaccoub has not been charged with any offence and is not accused of any wrongdoing.

Stills from the video of Hossein “YakiBoy” Balapour and Marven Yaccoub.

Balapour’s solicitor Abdul Reslan appeared before Magistrate Theo Tsavridis at the same court on February 6, where he entered pleas of not guilty to both offences and sought for the brief to be served.

The matter will next be mentioned on March 20.

Balapour has more than 352,000 followers on Instagram, where he frequently refers to his “Lamborghini body”.