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Kings of kung fu, Muay Thai break up news conference

世界泰拳王与中国功夫王广东见面会上大打出手

一场泰拳与中国功夫对抗大赛25日晚上将在广东佛山举行，尚未开战就已散发浓烈火药味。在24日的中外双方选手见面会上，加拿大籍现役世界泰拳王西蒙·马库斯与有“中国功夫王”之称的姜春鹏发生意外一幕，两人现场大打出手，提前上演拳王争霸赛。[查看全文]

2013-10-25 16:35 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Gu Liping

A fight, between Canadian-Jamaican Muay Thai kickboxer Simon Marcus and Chinese "KO King" Jiang Chunpeng, breaks out at a press conference of the combat of Chinese Kungfu vs. Muay Thai in Foshan of Guangdong province on October 24, 2013. [Photo: China News Service / Cheng JIngwei]

Foshan (CNS) -- A fight broke out between Canadian-Jamaican Muay Thai kickboxer Simon Marcus and Chinese "KO King" Jiang Chunpeng during a news conference about the Chinese Kung fu vs. Muay Thai combat Thursday.

All 14 competitors from China, Thailand, New Zealand, Canada and other countries participated in the press conference held in Foshan, Guangdong province, including Marcus and Jiang. Their combat is considered the highlight of the coming competition.

While the half-clad duo was posing for pictures, Marcus struck Jiang with his fist, and Jiang struck back. Then they started fighting, throwing the press conference into disorder.

They stopped after the staff intervened, and Marcus said he felt threatened as Jiang approached him too close.

The organizer denied that the fighting was arranged beforehand to attract attention.

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