Abdu Rozik vs. Erali: Furious Abdu Rozik makes unusual demand from opponent Erali after drawing Dubai boxing match: "Pay me for making you famous"

Without a UFC event on July 6, Social Knockout 3 made several unusual headlines with one of them coming from its co-main event. In the penultimate fight of the evening, social media influencers Abdu Rozik and Erali engaged in a chaotic brawl that ended in a draw.

The exhibition bout was for the WBC Minis Title with neither man being taller than 3'4". After the fight, Rozik — who gained notoriety in the Middle East as a television personality — accused Erali of hitting him behind the head and requested a rematch only if his opponent paid him.

In his post-fight ring interview, Rozik angrily said:

"He just punching me in back of the head and thinking he win... He has to pay me because I made him famous. He has to pay me [and] after, I will [rematch him]. He has to pay me for making him famous because I am bigger than him."

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Before the fight, Rozik claimed he would knock out Erali before pursuing a fight with Russian media star Hasbulla. However, though Rozik is demanding payment from his opponent, it appears Social Knockout is eyeing a rematch with Erali.

After Rozik's accusations, Erali returned to the ring to respond, telling his translator that he believed his opponent was confused from the hits he took in the fight.

Who is Abdu Rozik?

Many combat sports fans tuned into Social Knockout 3 on July 6 for the boxing debut of Darren Till but stayed for the eye-catching co-main event matchup between Abdu Rozik and Erali.

Born as Abdurozik Muhammadroziqi, the 20-year-old Tajikistan native gained mainstream attention in India for appearing on the local reality television show 'Bigg Boss 16' and the Indian adaptation of 'Fear Factor'. After gaining celebrity status, Muhammadroziqi decided to go by the name Abdu Rozik.

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Due to his interest in combat sports and aggressive personality, Rozik has struck a small rivalry with Hasbulla, calling out the Russian influencer on several occasions for a potential fight.

In his boxing debut at Social Knockout 3, Rozik used the given platform to continue calling out Hasbulla. Despite not winning the fight with Erali, the former reality star continued his pursuit of the fight with another callout.

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