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<\/p>\nA prize fighter set to take on a TV panellist in the name of charity says he doesn\u2019t care, he\u2019s just going to \u201ctake his chin clean off\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bachir Fakhouri has developed a name for himself in street fighting circles and beyond for his taste for biting his opponents\u2019 ears off, but is now set to don boxing gloves for a good cause.<\/p>\n
He was approached by GB News panellist Adam Brooks to take part in the fight for Abbie\u2019s Army, a charity fighting DIPG brain cancer close to the panellist's heart after getting to know little Isla Winn, who was killed by the disease last year.<\/p>\n
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But the origin of the fight is of little consequence to Bachir and, while he\u2019s happy the ticket sales for the fight are going to charity, he has made it clear that a fight is a fight.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf it gives the charity a nice little [cash injection] that's cool. But if he thinks 'charity boxing, it's a spar,\u2019 he's f***ing mental,\u201d Bachir told the Daily Star.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, a fight is a fight \u2013 when you punch me in the face I switch off and he's going to get hurt \u2013 I'll take his chin clean off.\u201d<\/p>\n
"Sparing is very different to a fight,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can go to a boxing club all you want, when you really, really fight and those lights come on \u2013 I\u2019m telling you I\u2019ve done this for years and even I still panic \u2013 he's in a world of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam, 43, has painted himself as the underdog in the fight and hasn't stepped into the ring for 20 years.<\/p>\n
His dad, who died when Adam was 11, was a prolific amateur boxer and fought at the York Hall Arena, where this peculiar scrap is set to happen, many times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to make him proud,\u201d Adam told the Star.<\/p>\n
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Bachir\u2019s motivation is very different: \u201cI fight for money. I'm really am a prize fighter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fight to pay the bills for my family. That is it. Never said I'd be world champ, never said I'd win a belt, I don't give a t*** \u2013 you pay me enough money I'll fight you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He knows why he was asked to take the fight too: \u201cThey call me a lunatic. Do I fight no rules? Yes. Do I bite ears off? Yes. Do I stamp on people? Yeah, I will if I have to.<\/p>\n
\u201cI box to a good level\u2026 he wants to get his charity out there, which is fine, but if he thinks I\u2019m going to go in there and play, he\u2019s mental.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have one switch and when it comes to a fight, well, he\u2019s going to realise when he\u2019s in there\u2026 and I won\u2019t stop until he\u2019s out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For Adam, the narrative of the fight is clear: \u201c[Bachir] describes me as a news reader. I'm not a news reader, I\u2019m a TV news panellist fighting a no-rules ear-biting animal.\u201d<\/p>\n
His aim is to raise \u00a320,000 for Abbie\u2019s Army after he was initially asked by Isla\u2019s mum to jump out of a plane \u2013 something that made Adam\u2019s stomach churn and so offered to fight Bachir instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI'm looking forward to it,\u201d he said. \u201cI'm not scared. I did a little bit of boxing in my early 20s. I gave up for 20 years because I lost the two fights that I had in my early 20s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI've recently rediscovered the sport age 42 after taking my boy to the local gym.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel fit and I'm confident that I can give him a go \u2013 obviously I'm a massive underdog but hopefully this shows people the lengths that I will go to try and raise money and awareness for such an important charity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if he knew about Bachir\u2019s track record and if so why on Earth did he choose to fight him, Adam said: \u201cI've chosen someone that fights for money to provide for his family.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe's got that hunger in him. He's got the experience. He's got the reputation \u2013 I am the underdog here.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd a lot of people around me have told me not to take this fight but in life, you know, you have to challenge yourself and I wouldn't be taking this fight if I didn't think I could.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke to him and he's told me he's gonna take my head off,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
And Bachir agrees: \u201cI know how it feels [when you fight someone and] they have no f***ing fear. And they don't f***ing care how you feel.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfterwards, yes, I'll shake his hand, but in there I'll take his jaw clean off. It's not about you. It's a f***ing fight and if he wants to fight we'll fight.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou know I want to raise as much as he can for his charity and good luck and I'll shake his hand after, I won't shake his hand before, and I won't f***ing stop, at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
To support Abbie\u2019s Army you can find theJust Givinghere. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The light cruiserweight fight will take place at the York Hall Arena on September 3, ticket are availablehere.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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