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Tourists watch on as bare-knuckle fight breaks out in Derry city centre

At one stage, one of the men narrowly avoids being hit by a car when he ends up on the road in his attempt to avoid a left hook.

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Shocked tourists got a ringside seat to a bare-knuckle fight during a visit to Derry last weekend.

In an embarrassing incident, two men squared up to each other on Shipquay Street in the city centre on Saturday afternoon.

As disgusted shoppers and visitors to the city looked on, the pair danced around each other with their fists up for a few minutes.

Despite their best efforts, video footage of the incident shows that neither of the men managed to land a punch on his opponent.

A two-minute video of the fight has been shared on social media. It shows the two men squaring up to each other close to the entrance of the Richmond Centre.

At one stage, one of the men narrowly avoids being hit by a car when he ends up on the road in his attempt to avoid a left hook.

The two men continue dancing around each other for a few more seconds before one of them grabs the other in a headlock.

They eventually agree to let go of each other and resume their fisticuffs.

At this point, a CIE Tours International bus drives past the scene — giving those on board a close-up view of the fight.

Once the bus has passed, the video footage shows the two men dancing around each other.

However, again, neither of them manages to land a punch on his opponent.

A PSNI officer then arrives on the scene and breaks up the fight.

The officer is seen placing handcuffs on one of the men as the video footage ends.

A police spokesperson said officers attended the scene at around 5pm on Saturday following a report of two men fighting.

“Both males were spoken to by police and their details taken. A 21-year-old man has been reported to the Public Prosecution Service in relation to the matter and inquiries are ongoing,” they said.

Investigating officers want to speak to anyone who saw what happened.

“Anyone who witnessed this incident or captured footage which could assist with police enquiries, is asked to call officers at Strand Road on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1257 07/10/23, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form.

“You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online