Boxing news: Watch as boxer bites opponent and says ‘Mike Tyson’ in middle of fight

Ivan Redkach bit Danny Garcia in the eighth round of their fight on Saturday night in New York.

The otherwise underwhelming bout saw the former two-weight world champion cruise to a unanimous decision victory.

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Therefore, the only trouble the American really faced was when Redkach attempted to emulate Mike Tyson’s famous bites of Evander Holyfield in their historic 1997 rematch.

Garcia explained in his immediate post-fight interview: “Yeah, he bit me. He said, ‘Mike Tyson,’ when he bit me.

“I said, ‘Ref, he bit me.’ I thought I’d need stitches or something.

“That’s my first time ever getting bit in a fight. Things happen though, I’ve been in a street fight before, so I did it all.”

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Redkach did not make any attempt to deny the incident.

Garcia added at the press conference later on: "I just felt something digging into my skin, I thought a mosquito had got me.

"Then I look over and he's biting me.

"He has new teeth too, he's got some brand-new veneers, he was putting them bad boys to work."