Outrage over boxer’s ‘disgusting’ ‘sex act’ before Tyson-Paul fight

A “disgraceful” act before Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has rocked boxing with viral video showing an ugly moment.

Boxer Whindersson Nunes was “violated” by a “disgusting” act by opponent Neeraj Goyat.

That’s the view that has swept across cyberspace after the Indian fighter was accused of ”imitating a sex act” during their fight on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul.

Paul defeated Tyson via unanimous decision on Saturday (AEDT) at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, Dallas, but it was a sad scene as the 31-year age gap between the pair became obvious as the fight went on.

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The drama of the main event obviously overshadowed the result on the earlier card, but viral videos have now seen Goyat making headlines around the world, The Sun reports.

Goyat, 33, won the bout against Nunes by a unanimous decision after six rounds.

The incident occurred on the Netflix broadcast.

However, it was an action from the Indian boxer in the third round that sparked controversy.

As boxing debutant Nunes was shoved into the blue corner, Goyat made the decision to “dry-hump” him from behind.

The referee quickly broke up the action and Goyat returned to his corner of the ring.

Fans were left stunned by his actions during the fight as they reacted on social media.

One posted: “Goyat humping Nunes in the corner has to be the most disrespectful act I’ve ever seen on live sports television.”

A second commented: “Disrespectful as f*** from Goyat. Tuned into Netflix to watch boxing not this.”

A third wrote: “Originally didn’t care who won this undercard fight between Goyat & Nunes, but Goyat deserves to be dropped for that kind of disrespect.”

A fourth said: “Goyat humped the guy in the corner, it was no contest after that.”

Another added: “What did I just watch? Goyat humped his opponent on live TV. Is that cool in India?”

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Another angry fan posted: “Neeraj Goyat, you are an absolute embarrassment and a disgrace”.

The Daily Mail reported Goyat had “imitated a sex act”.

Goyat is the first Indian boxer to make the WBC rankings and won the scorecard by 60-54.

He has now won four of his previous five matches.

He was celebrating the result on Sunday and wrote on Twitter: “History has been created India.

Jake Paul landed a blow. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP.

“This is a New gateway for young Indian boxers to the world of Boxing. This event had a Full House of 90,000 People. It can’t get Bigger. We Made it.”

Elsewhere, before the main event fight the crowd booed Paul as he was driven to the ring.

He arrived in a green Chevvy car alongside his brother Logan with a pigeon in a cage.

The Problem Child was dressed in silver shorts, gloves and a jacket totalling 360 diamonds and costing $1.5 million.

Viewers also had issues with Netflix’s live stream of the fight as it was hit with technical difficulties such as buffering and sound issues.

Paul admitted that he failed to knock out Tyson “on purpose” when quizzed by reporters.

Despite suffering defeat by a unanimous decision, Tyson is not ready to hang up the gloves.

Post-fight, he cheekily challenged Logan Paul to a fight, leaving him perplexed.

— This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission