SAN FRANCISCO (CBSMiami) — A new cellphone video appears to show former boxing champion Mike Tyson unloading a flurry of punches on a passenger seated behind him on a plane at San Francisco International Airport which was headed to South Florida.
The video was posted by TMZ Sports, which said the incident happened at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday as the plane was set to depart.
READ MORE: Appeals Court Says Florida Tech Law Violates First AmendmentAccording to TMZ, a witness on the plane said Tyson earlier had taken a selfie with a couple of passengers and was patient with one overly-excited passenger who kept trying to talk to Tyson as he sat behind the 55-year-old former heavyweight fighter.
The report cited sources close to Tyson as saying the man was extremely intoxicated and wouldn’t stop provoking the boxer while in his seat.
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(Courtesy: TMZ Sports)
The report also showed photos of a man gesturing toward Tyson in the aisle in front of him and another showing the man with a bloodied forehead.
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