Social media is abuzz after a video of a kickboxer getting brutally knocked out by a head kick started going viral. The viral knockout, initially shared by Team Shogun, happened over a year ago in July 2022.
Fighter Khalil Ahmad showed no mercy to his opponent as he used a devastating combination to knock him out with a head kick. The stunning kick to the face after being punched saw the fighter become unconscious and then fall back towards the ropes. Ahmad’s opponent fell out of the ring face first with onlookers rushing to break his fall. The referee stepped across and caught the legs of the falling fighter. He saved him from hitting the floor head-first.
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Ahmad’s gym, Team Shogun Lebanon, posted the video of the knockout last year. They congratulated their fighter while updating everyone about the health of their opponent. They wrote, “Congratulations to our champ Khalil Ahmad on his crazy K.O win yesterday at Tyr fight night. Nothing but respect to his opponent. Fighters safety always comes first. He’s completely fine, that’s what really matters.”
Ahmad shared the footage posted by Muay Thai Bible and wrote: “Thanks for supporting.”
At the time, kickboxing fans were left in awe by the explosive head kick. Ahmad’s devastating knockout is again the talk of the town on social media.
Fans react to Khalil Ahmad’s explosive head kick knockout
Multiple accounts on X (formerly known as Twitter) uploaded the video of the knockout recently. Firstly sports media company, Overtime, posted the video and wrote, “Can’t stop watching this knockout (via shogunbeirut/IG).”
The video was then shared by an account named Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist). Fans flooded the comments on both posts as they were shocked by what they witnessed.
One fan wrote, “Sent him straight to the shadow realm.”
Sent him straight to the shadow realm
— NikoNoble (@TheNikoNoble) September 14, 2023
Another fan commended the presence of everyone around. He wrote, “Damn. Good save by everyone. Guy was going to be KO for life if they didn’t jump in.”
Damn. Good save by everyone. Guy was going to be KO for life if they didn’t jump in.
— AgentReaperVR (@AgentReaperVR) September 15, 2023
Meanwhile, another fan was concerned about the safety of the fighter and asked for the rope to be updated. They wrote, “Update the ropes! No fighter should ever fall out like that.”
Update the ropes! No fighter should ever fall out like that.
— Greg Hamilton (@Shout_ItOL) September 14, 2023
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