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Tom Zanetti's boxing match with Jayden King called off following huge brawl

Leeds DJ and reality star Tom Zanetti’s celeb boxing bout with Jayden King is off following a huge brawl at the pair’s press conference.

Tom Zanetti, 33, was due to face-off against Jayden King at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena this evening. During Thursday’s conference, Tom’s 16-year-old son sprayed Jayden with a water pistol, prompting Jayden to call the teenager ‘a d******d’.

Tom jumped up to defend his son which resulted in a huge clash between the two boxers. Jayden said on Instagram he will no longer taking part in the event.

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He posted: “How’s Tom gonna avenge his son’s honour now...” Tom, who runs Dollhouse nightclub in Leeds, hit back: “I think his a******e fell out and he didn’t really want it - I don’t think he wanted to fight from the beginning.”

Tom dismissed the idea of potentially rearranging the fight. He insisted: “I won’t be fighting him. He’s not any sort of challenge and I don’t think he deserves it.

Zanetti and King had to be pulled apart by security ahead of their boxing match on Saturday, October 15 (@misfitsboxing/Instagram)

“I’ll definitely be fighting on the January card with someone who deserves it and will give me a challenge. Someone who is actually going to go f**king toe-to-toe.”

The Misfits boxing event, run by YouTube star KSI, is still going ahead with British YouTuber Jay Swingler and American actor Cherdley taking to the ring, as well as rivals Slim and Ryan Taylor.

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