Two arrested after officers hurt in brawl outside Glasgow fight event

Three police officers were hurt, two of them needing hospital care, and two men were arrested after a large street fight erupted outside Glasgow's OVO Hydro arena once a bare-knuckle fighting event there had finished on Saturday night, Police Scotland said. Officers were also carrying out extensive follow-up inquiries into the disturbance in the days afterwards, reviewing footage from the scene and from nearby businesses.

The trouble started at around 11:10pm in the Congress Road area outside the arena, as spectators were leaving the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card, where Sean Weir of Wishaw had beaten Leigh Cohoon of Manchester after the referee halted their bout in round one. Clips shared online showed clusters of men exchanging blows in the street as the crowd dispersed into the surrounding area around the arena.

Upwards of 20 police vehicles and a helicopter converged on the scene around the venue. Separate clips showed men scrapping on the nearby Clyde Arc bridge and around Finnieston Quay before officers managed to split up the crowd and restore order to the streets around the arena.

A 32-year-old and a 27-year-old were charged with assault, obstructing police and threatening and abusive behaviour; both face court on Monday. Three further men were arrested and received recorded police warnings for threatening behaviour and breach of the peace, rather than being charged with a criminal offence.

Chief Inspector Paul Daley said attacking officers in this way was unacceptable and would not be tolerated, and that it was fortunate none of those hurt had suffered serious injury. He said police would keep working with the venue and event organisers on crowd-safety planning for future events at the arena. Detectives said their inquiries were ongoing and asked anyone with information about the disturbance to come forward, including anyone who had filmed the incident on their phone.