Shocking moment kickboxing event descends into a riot as topless men hurl chairs in disgraceful scenes

KICKBOXING event GLORY80 was abandoned midway through after a riot broke out in the crowd.

Badr Hari had been fighting Arkadiusz Wrzosek in the ring at Trixxo Arena in Brussels, when a number of other bouts broke out in the stands.

The alarm was raised as men started throwing chairs around, with scenes then getting really ugly.

Bottles were hurled by topless men, with those members of the crowd that had remained orderly booing their peers.

Wrzosek, who had been in the second round of his rematch with Hari, even took to the mic to try and appeal to the crowd to behave.

But with things having gotten out of control, the event itself was KO’d.

The main event had been set to see Levi Rigters take on Jamal Ben Saddik.

It’s not known what initially sparked the chaos.

A GLORY statement read: “GLORY deeply regrets that GLORY80 was interrupted by people exhibiting unsafe behaviour.

“We never condone or accept behaviour that endangers other fans that come to our events to enjoy a night of top sport.

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“Upon the request of the police in the city of Hasselt, we stopped the event after the 2nd round of Hari – Wrzosek.

“We apologise to the fans who did not get to see the end of this bout and the Ben Saddik – Rigters matchup.

“Also to the athletes who trained so hard and did not get to compete.

“Martial arts is a sport of respect and fair competition inside and outside of the ring.”