One rowdy punter bit off greater than he may chew when he confronted the mistaken safety guard – a former British heavyweight champion and one-time Mike Tyson opponent who left him knocked out chilly on the pavement.
The video clip from Field Park in Wembley reveals an altercation between a gaggle of males and safety employees outdoors the venue.
Julius Francis, now 57, is pictured amid the melee, initially seen maintaining his distance.
However as issues start to boil over, one of many males takes a swing at one other which narrowly misses.
The identical man then advances in direction of Francis who takes a step again earlier than throwing a lightning fast proper throughout that drops him and leaves him out chilly.
An announcement from the Metropolitan Police mentioned: ‘Police are conscious of footage circulating on social media exhibiting an incident involving safety employees and a member of the general public outdoors Boxpark in Wembley.
‘An investigation into the circumstances, together with to determine the identification and welfare of these concerned, is beneath manner.’
A spokesperson for BoxPark added: ‘Our workforce are conscious of footage being shared on-line.
‘This incident is presently beneath overview and a part of an ongoing investigation, and subsequently we're unable to remark additional on the incident presently.
‘We want to stress that the protection and welfare of our clients and our employees is our primary precedence.’
Francis retired from skilled boxing in 2006 after 48 fights.
He received the vacant Commonwealth title in 1997 earlier than additionally choosing up the British title with a win over Garry Delaney in Belfast three months later.
The South Londoner additionally shared the ring with two fashionable legends of heavyweight boxing, combating former champion Vitali Klitschko in 1998 with the Ukrainian then nonetheless establishing himself within the sport.
Two years later, he fought ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ in Tyson in Manchester. Francis misplaced each fights after being stopped within the second spherical.
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