Chaos at Kilkenny Influencer Boxing Show with Tommy Robinson
What was billed as a night of “influencer boxing and live entertainment” in Kilkenny dissolved into violent chaos on Saturday, as a mass brawl involving far-right agitator Tommy Robinson forced the event’s abrupt cancellation and left one man in hospital.
The trouble ignited in an instant.
Mo Deen – a British influencer and self-styled celebrity boxer whose real name is Mohammad Kubba – had just won his bout at The Hub in Cillín Hill. Instead of basking in the applause, he vaulted out of the ring and launched himself feet-first at Robinson, who was seated at ringside in the front row.
The flying kick sent shockwaves through the crowd. Tempers snapped. Fights broke out in pockets around the arena as security and onlookers surged towards the commotion.
The spectacle did not end there.
Robinson was then brought into the ring for a face-off with Deen, a choreographed confrontation apparently designed to hype a future fight between the pair. Presiding over the theatre was HSTikkyTokky – real name Harrison Sullivan – the controversial British influencer and owner of Unhinged Productions, which staged the Kilkenny show.
The tension inside the ropes quickly spilled over again.
During the in-ring face-off, Robinson produced a book about Britain’s grooming gangs, hurled it at Deen and triggered a second, even more volatile melee. This time the violence surged through the ring and back into the stands. Punches flew. People scattered. The atmosphere turned from pantomime grudge match to genuine public disorder.
Promoters had little choice. With fighting flaring in multiple areas and control slipping away, the event was called off before the scheduled headline bout could take place.
Gardaí were called to the venue at around 9pm as the situation spiralled from ringside scuffles into a full-scale disturbance involving sections of the crowd. Officers moved in as paramedics treated the injured.
“One male, aged in his 30s, was assaulted and removed from the scene to St Luke’s Hospital,” Garda headquarters said. “A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 at a Garda station in the southeast. A second male was arrested, an adult in his teens, for violent disorder.”
At least one person required treatment from paramedics at the venue before being taken to hospital. Gardaí confirmed that investigations are ongoing, with CCTV from The Hub and widely shared online footage of the brawls being examined as part of a criminal inquiry into the night’s violent scenes.
When the dust settled, Deen tried to distance himself from the chaos.
In a video message recorded after the disorder, he claimed the dramatic leap from the ring onto Robinson had been pre-planned as part of the show. He insisted he had simply stuck to an agreed script.
“I love every English person more than anyone, more than my own people,” he said, addressing Robinson’s supporters. “This is a message to all of Tommy supporters, I just followed the script that they told me they agreed with. So what’s everyone trying to attack me for?
“This is what they told me. Tommy’s agreed with it, they’ve agreed with it. I followed it. If anyone tries to attack me or do something to me, I’m just following the script – I don’t know about all of this. That’s going to be the series. I just want everyone to calm down.”
Deen also voiced concern for his own safety after members of his entourage were allegedly assaulted amid the wider disorder.
What began as a made-for-social-media boxing circus ended with flashing blue lights, cancelled fights and a criminal investigation – a stark reminder of how quickly manufactured drama can tip into very real violence.
