REASON BEHIND NANDO’S BRAWL REVEALED: Deontay Wilder confronted Billy Joe Saunders over ‘racist c***’ slur before British boxer hurled chicken at pal Tyson Fury’s heavyweight rival and ran away
- Billy Joe Saunders admitted to calling Deontay Wilder a ‘racist c***’ before brawl
- The pair were involved in a heated altercation in a Nando’s restaurant on Friday
- Footage appears to show half of a chicken being thrown at the US boxer
- Saunders fled the scene after the scrap as Wilder chased him down the road
- Wilder will be commentating for BT Sport during Tyson Fury’s fight on Saturday
Astonishing new footage has revealed that Billy Joe Saunders and Deontay Wilder’s aggressive brawl in a Nando’s restaurant in Belfast ignited after the former admitted to calling the American a ‘racist c***’ to his face.
The pair were both seen in the video shaking each other’s hands as Saunders approached Wilder’s table before the scene turned ugly when the heavyweight confronted the Englishman about his previous comments.
Saunders admitted to calling him a ‘racist c***’ which prompted Wilder to stand up and attempt to square up to the middleweight boxer.
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Deontay Wilder confronted Billy Joe Saunders over ‘racist c***’ slur before the brawl in Nando’s
Wilder got off of his chair and tried to square up to Saunders after the latter admitted he said it
Several men, believed to be part of both their entourages, got involved as a scrap broke out
The brawl allegedly culminated in Saunders throwing half a chicken at Wilder before running
The American knocked down several chairs and tables and he chased Saunders out the door
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Several men, believed to be part of both their entourages, tried to split the two up before a mass brawl broke out.
Diners at the restaurant can be heard screaming as plates and glasses smashed on the floor while the scrap continued. It allegedly culminated in Saunders throwing half a chicken at Wilder before the WBC champion chased him down the road.
The pair are in Northern Ireland ahead of a major boxing double-header involving Saunders’ friend Tyson Fury and Carl Frampton.
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According to onlookers, Wilder and Saunders were talking with fans inside the restaurant before the alleged attack.
Footage shows a number of what are believed to be Wilder’s entourage sprinting out of the restaurant after Saunders before the recording finishes.
The comments Wilder was referring to are those said by Saunders to iFL TV back in March after the American had accused boxing promoter Eddie Hearn of exploiting Anthony Joshua during an astonishing outburst.
‘Eddie Hearn is just another white man milking a black man, that is all,’ Wilder told a press conference ahead of his world title defence against Luis Ortiz earlier this year.
‘It’s easy. It’s about time for somebody to say it and come out with it and I don’t care who hears it. I don’t hold my voice and I don’t have any filters, I speak what I think.’
Billy Joe Saunders (said to be on the right of the screen) inside the Nando’s restaurant
Saunders and a couple of others soon left the restaurant in Belfast on Friday evening
Saunders, the WBO middleweight champion, responded by taking aim at the heavyweight for his attack on Hearn.
‘He is a racist c*** I think, I personally think he is,’ Saunders told iFL TV. ‘Questions about promoters using fighters, he’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
‘When I read them, I thought you can’t be saying that. I’ve got mates from all different nationalities and you can’t come out and say that. It’s unprofessional.’
The incident between Wilder and Saunders follows what was a heated weigh-in on Friday afternoon at the Europa Hotel.
Fury and Wilder had scuffled in a packed hotel lobby after the Gypsy King weighed in on the eve of his second comeback fight against Francesco Pianeta.
The man soon got back to his feet and sprinted outside the restaurant when the footage ends
Saunders darts away as onlookers watch the incident at the Nando’s restaurant in Belfast
Wilder had flown into Belfast from the US in time to see his potential future opponent’s weigh-in.
Both boxers had to be held back by minders as a ‘pantomime punch-up’ erupted in the hotel lobby.
Wilder will be commentating for BT Sport on Saturday night during Fury’s fight at Windsor Park against Pianeta.
Tyson Fury poses for the cameras after his weigh-in ahead of the fight with Francesco Pianeta
Fury is separated by fans as he squares up to Deontay Wilder after his weigh-in in Belfast
Wilder, known as the Bronze Bomber, had flown to Belfast to see Fury who he could fight
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