Fight STOPPED as lights go out at Wembley during undercard before Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois title bout
AN UNDERCARD fight was dramatically stopped after the lights went out at Wembley.
Fans gathered at the epic stadium, tonight holding 96,000 boxing enthusiasts, to witness British heavyweight battle between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.
Excitement was high ahead of a special pre-fight show from Oasis' Liam Gallagher.
And there were plenty of exciting bouts to enjoy on the stacked undercard too.
But one battle was halted after fans were plunged into darkness.
The moment occurred during the thrilling light-heavyweight battle between Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson.
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Both men threw some incredible punches in a back-and-forth clash.
However, the rivals were left peering into the dark after Wembley's lights went out during the eighth round.
Fans gasped as Buatsi and Hutchinson looked around blindly.
And after what felt like an eternity, the lights eventually came back on following several seconds of darkness.
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But the referee felt it was not right to continue until the problem was sorted.
And he ordered a halt to proceedings lasting several minutes before green-lighting a restart.
Luckily for fans, the exciting fight went the distance after 12 rounds of big hits.
And it was Buatsi who emerged victorious on points with a controversial split decision, having dropped Hutchinson - who also had a point deducted - twice.
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