Denis Berinchyk pushed rival Keyshawn Davis off stage in a face-off which turned into a sea of security and total chaos.
Berinchyk, a teammate of current unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk, will make a defence of his WBO lightweight title against Davis in New York on Friday night.
Top RankBerinchyk pushed Davis off stage at a chaotic final weigh-in[/caption]
There has been bitter rows, arguments and real needle between the pair during fight-week which has threatened to spiral out of control on multiple occasions.
The pair nearly threw hands in a hugely tense face-off at the press conference where they were pulled apart earlier in the week.
A race row has even threatened to break out with Davis accusing his rival of foul play in the build-up.
Tensions escalated to their highest when the pair stepped on the scales and made fight weight with their ring showdown fast approaching.
The fighters were then brought together for a final staredown before they touch gloves in a war tomorrow night.
Things looked to have taken place without any signs of trouble as the pair posed for a pictures at the front of the stage.
But Davis stepped in front of his rival while flexing for the cameras, which the Ukrainian took issue with.
He gave his rival a nudge off the front of the stage, which saw the American step down on to the floor at quite a drop.
Luckily it didn’t end in any serious injury, with Davis able to climb back on to the stage, but clearly raging.
And things quickly turned ugly as Davis charged towards his opponent, trying to find him through a number of security members.
Top RankDavis tried to confront his rival but luckily no fights broke out early[/caption]
The American found his rival and the pair were pulled apart by team members who became involved in chaotic scenes which nearly turned into a brawl.
Things were even taken off the side of the stage as several figures tried to keep the pair apart, but bodies everywhere clashed with their own involvement.
Luckily, Davis was then seen walking back across stage and away from the action, which saw the melee brought to an end.
Now the eyes of the boxing world will all be on the ring tomorrow night to see who can channel their angry emotion into a legacy-defining performance.
Davis is looking to become a world champion at the first time of asking, to fulfil his destiny without losing a fight.
And the 12-0 bright prospect expects the contest to go just one round.
Mikey Williams/ Top RankDavis and Berinchyk meet tomorrow night after a week of chaos[/caption]
“My last fight I got a second round KO, so I will try to go for the first-rounder this time,” he said.
“I just feel like Berinchyk is a great fighter, but he just not on my level. I can do it, so I’m going to go out there and do it.
“It don’t matter if I’m rattled, calmed down – he is getting knocked out in the first round tomorrow night.
“So, he can say whatever he wanna say. If I’m rattled, OK, I’m rattled.
“If I’m not rattled, he still gonna get knocked out in the first round.”
