- Pranksters target ex-world champion boxer Jeff Fenech
- Boxing legend threatens to knock actor unconscious
A group of local pranksters almost got more than they bargained for after targeting Australian boxing icon Jeff Fenech by staging a fake auction outside his Sydney home.
The practical jokers, led by The Block winner Ozman ‘Oz’ Abu Malik and former boxer Billy Dib, arrived at Fenech’s home with an auctioneer and a group of actors posing as buyers in tow.
The crew set up realty signs on the lawn before the auction got underway.
Malik and Dib watched with glee from a car as 61-year-old Fenech stormed out of his home in his undies to confront the hired auctioneer on his own front lawn.
‘Why did you come to my house for?’ demanded Fenech as he started dismantling the signage.
‘F**k it off.
Furious Jeff Fenech (pictured) lost his temper over a fake auction of his property
The boxing legend threw auction signs as he demanded to know what was going on
‘Don’t make me do something bad… How is my my house for sale?’
The auctioneer replied: ‘Sir, I have been given instructions.’
Fenech then ripped a document from the auctioneer’s hand in anger. ‘Well you’ve been given the wrong instructions!’
The four-time world champion then told his daughter Kayla to ring the police.
‘How’s my house for sale? How’s my house for sale?’ yelled a bewildered Fenech.
‘Don’t you think I’d know if my house was for sale?’
Moments later Fenech took his threats up a notch.
‘… I know you’re videoing me, but in a minute you’ll be having a little rest,’ said Fenech.
Fenech threatened to knock out the auctioneer as he instructed his daughter to call the police
Fenech eventually pushed the auctioneer off his property and onto the road
The auction continued with the bidding.
‘Four’s the bid. Four five. Here it goes,’ yelled the auctioneer.
‘Five million’s the bid…’
An increasingly agitated Fenech paced around.
‘It’s worth over nine million,’ he interjected.
The auctioneer grew louder as fake bidders pushed the price up above six million.
‘Six point five once! Six point five twice!’ he yelled.
Fenech snapped and grabbed the auctioneer and started pushing him onto the road.
Dib then rushed out of the car to let Fenech know it was a prank, giving his friend a bear hug as the actors and crew clapped.
Fenech eventually smiled when he discovered it was a prank that was helped staged by his friend Billy Dib
Moments later Fenech had calmed down and was even smiling about the elaborate stitch-up.
‘He got me well,’ admitted Fenech.
Dib explained that Fenech had always been a part of his boxing career.
‘We’ve had an amazing journey together,’ he said.
‘He’s pranked so many people along the way, and today he finally got pranked.’
Fenech replied to Dib ‘the pranker gets pranked’.
