The feud between Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi is apparently going to get a lot uglier before it gets better.
Squaring off after a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship press conference in New York City ahead of their June 22 meeting in Tampa, Fla., the two pugilists were given plenty of time to jaw at each other with promotion president David Feldman standing between them.
Malignaggi, a former WBA and IBF boxing champion, can be heard questioning Lobov’s MMA record and warning “The Russian Hammer” to stop pointing his finger at him.
Lobov did not stop pointing and Malignaggi responded by spitting at Lobov.