{"id":454553,"date":"2022-08-01T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=454553"},"modified":"2022-08-01T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T17:31:14","slug":"the-iranian-hulk-makes-his-boxing-debut-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-iranian-hulk-makes-his-boxing-debut-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Iranian Hulk makes his boxing debut (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; made his boxing debut yesterday, Sunday July 31st in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Sajad Gharibi, 30, known as the &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; got in the boxing ring with rival social media personality Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich, known online as &#8216;The Kazakh Titan&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Gharibi has posted several pictures of his physique, he&#8217;s apparently 6&#8242; 2&#8243; weighing in at 385 pounds. Although there has been speculation that the &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; does digitally alter his outrageous physique.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted the pair fighting in their respective boxing debuts which can been seen below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Somebody please pay Iranian Hulk to never step foot inside a boxing ring again <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ip3IH4wiyc\">pic.twitter.com\/Ip3IH4wiyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bowls,Beers,Brawls (@Bowl_Beer_Brawl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bowl_Beer_Brawl\/status\/1553848634801852416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently the &#8216;Hulk&#8217;s&#8217; boxing debut didn&#8217;t go quite as he had planned, as the giant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> sensation was easily beaten in the ring by a fellow behemoth &#8211; &#8216;The Kazakh Titan&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It was evident that Gharibi&#8217;s lack of in-ring experience showed as he was pummelled by Bakhytovich. The &#8216;Hulk&#8217;s&#8217; massive frame was a clear hindrance as he looked to have emptied his gas tank before the conclusion of the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, the &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; offered an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/iranian-hulk-says-his-family-disowned-him-following-humiliating-staredown-with-martyn-ford\/\">apology<\/a> for his performance in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I have nothing to say but I am ashamed and I apologize to the Iranian people<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gharibi&#8217;s coach also weighed in on the performance as noted by &#8216;The Mirror&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Thank you for your good and bad messages.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I just wanted to five a brief explanation about the fight. The fight was set before Sajad came to me and he signed the contract. There was no way to cancel it unless he paid a big fine for the cancellation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We had a bad situation. Sajad came to Tehran for his training (but) we had a financial problem, the sponsor didn&#8217;t keep their word. In short, Sajad trained with me for only two weeks and I told him he was not ready to fight. But I had to be with him because he had to fight and somebody had to coach him<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Did you watch the &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; in his boxing debut? Do you think his combat sports career is over before it even got started?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; made his boxing debut yesterday, Sunday July 31st in Dubai. Sajad Gharibi, 30, known as the &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; got in the boxing ring with rival social media personality Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich, known online as &#8216;The Kazakh Titan&#8217;. 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