THE IRANIAN HULK has denied taking steroids to beef up for his grudge match with Martyn Ford.
The social media sensation is gearing up a titanic boxing match with his fellow man-mountain at London’s O2 Arena on April 30.
The Iranian Hulk has been accused of taking steroids ahead of his clash with Martyn Ford
Sajad Ghabiri will clash with Ford at London’s O2 Arena
Gharibi has vehemently denied ever taking any performance-enhancing drugs
Hulk – real name Sajad Gharibi – has been accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs to acquire his huge frame but is willing to undergo bloodwork to prove he’s never taken any banned substances.
During an appearance on Iranian TV, Gharibi said: “I am ready to do a blood test to prove that I have never used steroids.
When asked to respond to claims of him being a “fake” on social media, he replied: “Look, those who have been following me on Instagram and know me since the old days.
“They have watched my live videos and the ones I had posted and have seen me when I had just joined Instagram and had a lot more weight on. I had 120,000- 200,000 followers then.
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“If you ask my followers about how I lost weight, they would say I had done it little by little. I was categorised in the extra heavyweight category in 2019.
“After the pandemic was started in 2020 and after gyms were closed, I slowly lost weight; but the question is why do they compare photos from 2017 with the recent ones?
“Some rumour-making press would come and make such comparisons, while I posted some old videos and videos cannot be photoshopped.
“There are also some of my live videos available on YouTube, they are undeniable! I wear XXXXXXXL sized clothes.
“When I used to weigh more, those clothes looked tight for me.”
Gharibi has ditched his usual routine of heavy lifting to implement gruelling boxing and cardio sessions for his clash with Ford.
And he’s confident all his hard work will result in a stoppage victory on enemy territory.
He said: “I am very excited for this fight, I will put everything I have got into this for the people of my nation,” he said during a press conference.
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“My stamina and heart rate have both improved and I am ready to do the rounds. This is going to be a very difficult night for Martyn.
“I believe that Martyn has a very weak chin coupled with the fact I have a very strong punch and I believe I am going to knock him out.”
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