A former ONE Championship fighter was electrocuted moments after winning a fight at a Weed Boxing Championship (VVED BC) event in Thailand.
On June 22, Ivan Parshikov stepped inside a ring surrounded by, of all things, a pool. He ultimately won the match, but his celebration quickly turned to disaster. Leaping toward the pool, Parshikov grabbed a nearby light fixture, which immediately electrocuted him. You can actually hear the audible zap in the clip below, seconds before Parshikov’s body goes completely limp and crashes to the canvas.
Yet somehow, the Russian quickly regained consciousness as though nothing had happened and proceeded to dive into the pool.
Ex-One FC fighter Ivan Parshikov gets electrocuted while celebrating a victory at Weed Boxing event in Thailand. Still went for a swim
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We’ve seen some pretty crazy stuff go down in Thailand, but that may take the cake.
Parshikov takes being electrocuted in stride
As for why there was a pool around a wired-up ring in the first place, VestnikMMA offered some insight into that.
“There’s this unusual tournament in Thailand, held on Phuket Island called VVED BC, where it’s almost like regular boxing, but before the fight, you have to take a puff, and the ring is set up by a pool, so you can take a dip after the bout.”
Parshikov later posted on Instagram about the incident and appeared to be in good spirits.
“The idea of diving from the ring into the pool was not the most successful one,” he wrote. “I’ll upload the full chronology of the events a bit later,” he wrote.
