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27th Aug 2015

VIDEO: Irish man who fought off a mob in Istanbul taunts his assailants on Turkish TV

As Irish as you can get

JOE

This guy has no fear.

The newly famous Irishman, Mohammed Fadel Dobbous, who was filmed fighting off a mob in Istanbul, has slagged off his assailants on Turkish TV saying they should have fought like men.

In a story that seems straight out of a movie, Mohammed was getting a bottle of water from a shop but when he opened the door a number of bottles came flying out.

Taking offence to this, the shopkeeper came after Mohammed with a stick and soon he was street-fighting against a whole gang.

Rumours quickly spread that Mohammed was a professional boxer, such was the admiration for his scrapping ability.

The Irishman, who is a big fitness fan and works out a lot, held his own in the battle that saw him lose his phone, his watch and his gold chain.

Speaking on Turkey’s Show TV the Kuwaiti-Irish fighter said he was surprised at what happened after he knocked the bottles of water but remained adamant that he was not scared.

Making sure his feud with the Istanbul shopkeepers continued he began to taunt them on Turkish television saying: “They should fight like men, you don’t have to come at me with weapons. Come at me with your hands.”

Here is the infamous fight, complete with Irish commentary, that will definitely give you a laugh.

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