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Saturday night's KSI vs Joe Fournier fight was littered with controversy and so was the undercard.

The preliminary bouts featured a clash between American YouTubers, WingsOfRedemption and Boogie2988.

Wings and Boogie fought on the KSI vs Joe Fournier undercard
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Wings and Boogie fought on the KSI vs Joe Fournier undercardCredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing
Before the referee had seen enough and did not allow Boogie to continue
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Before the referee had seen enough and did not allow Boogie to continueCredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing

Prior to the fight, the pair weighed in at a combined 56 stone [796 lbs], which is the heaviest boxing match in history.

Unsurprisingly, there was not a huge amount of skill on display and at one point Boogie even had to take an extended break while his shorts were taped up, as they kept falling down.

The fight was only scheduled for three one-minute rounds due to health concerns, but it did not even last that long.

At the start of round two Wings stopped Boogie, unleashing a barrage of punches before the referee stepped in to wave off the contest.

Bellew described Wings and Boogie as 'walking health hazards'
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Bellew described Wings and Boogie as 'walking health hazards'Credit: Getty

Former cruiserweight world champion, Bellew, was not impressed with the spectacle, as he tweeted: "This is not I repeat IS NOT professional boxing...

"What them 2 are doing is a freak show!

"It can’t even be compared to the likes of KSI and Paul or Fury as they are ATHLETES and I’ll give them all that...

"These 2 are walking health hazards."

One Twitter user replied to Bellew saying: "No one's calling it professional boxing it's two fat guys losing weight and having fun who cares?"

Before the Liverpudlian responded: "I haven’t a problem with it until someone gets really hurt or has a heart attack!

"The argument against though is, young professional footballers are having heart attacks and they are so I have no case I suppose."

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