Nikita Tszyu vs Michael Zerafa AS IT HAPPENED: Tim Tszyu refuses to shake Michael Zerafa's hand; Zerafa explodes in expletive-laden rant after shocking ending

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That'll do from the LIVE blog, what a bizarre turn of events we witnessed.

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This is the moment Michael Zerafa told the referee and doctor he couldn't see.

All right, what just happened?

During the second round, Michael Zerafa had a cut on his eye from an accidental headbutt.

A timeout was called right at the start of the third round with Zerafa attended to by a doctor.

Zerafa said to the referee "I can't see" and repeated it as the doctor looked at him.

The doctor put one hand over his undamaged eye and asked if he can see him now.

"It's blurry, I can't see," Zerafa responded.

The referee then said to the referee he'd have to stop the fight. The referee told Zerafa because it's before the fourth round it'd be a no contest result. Zerafa nodded his head.

"All right," he said.

Zerafa then had some theatrics and acted like he was shocked by the call while the crowd exploded.

Cans were then thrown into the ring and Shawn Porter even said from commentary "I'm getting hit by stuff too, give me the umbrella".

Zerafa exited the ring but then returned.

"The paying public is owed entertainment, there's a responsibility as a fighter ... the backlash you're going to get is going to be deserved," Paulie Malignaggi said on Main Event.

Interviewed in the ring, Zerafa said "I don't know why everybody is booing me, I didn't stop it, the doctor stopped it". He then claimed all he said was "it's blurry, all good let's go".

The audio tells a completely different story.

Zerafa apologised to the crowd and pledged the fight would happen.

He repeated that all he said was "it's blurry" to the referee.

Nikita Tszyu was interviewed and explained he'd been told that Zerafa said he couldn't see and he'd pulled the fight.

No Limit boss George Rose apolgised to the fans and those who paid for the pay per view. Rose wasn't willing to say whether or not Tszyu and Zerafa would happen again.

Zerafa then spoke again to Main Event, and doubled down that it was the doctor's and referee's fault because they didn't give him the opportunity to continue the fight.

Audio says different.

From there, he went on an expletive-laden rant and said "I'm f---ing done".

Zerafa then made reference that the doctor is from NSW before hinting at a conspiracy: "I'm not saying anyone is behind it, but it's always me".

He claimed "I never quit" despite saying "all right" when the referee explained what would happen.

Nikita was on the panel to react, but avoided saying much.

He has described it as a "cowardly act" on Main Event.

Tszyu believes Zerafa saying "I can't see" is an answer that shouldn't come out of a boxer.

"He felt a little bit of adversity but instead of rising up the occasion, he just went I can't see ... it's bizarre," he said.

Tszyu then said "I'm very surprised".

"He pulled out one week before my fight ... they fed him my little brother and then what happened? 'I can't see'," he said.

"I don't believe Zerafa deserves the chance to fight Nikita again.

"I feel like as fighters or boxers, if a doctor asks if you can see, the answer is always 'yes'."

Tszyu then says Zerafa should be done and never on Fox Sports again.

"I'm raging because this has been coming for a long time ... it's a victory for Nikita, not the spectacular way he deserved it but it's a victory," he said.

Michael Zerafa is talking to Main Event again.

He's claiming it was the referee's fault.

Zerafa is repeating that he was just answering the questions of the referee.

"I'm just as confused and angry as everybody else ... I'm over this shit, honestly," he said.

"I'm f---ing over it, I don't even know if they're going to see me in the ring anymore. I'm f---ing done, I've bled for this sport, I've done everything for this sport, I never get the credit I deserve, this is f---ing bullshit.

"... I'm not saying anyone is behind it," he continued, hinting at a conspiracy.

"But it's always me."

Nikita Tszyu has revealed that Tim called Michael Zerafa a "pussy" and that he "backed out".

He's there with the Main Event team.

"That was annoying ... what can you do?," he said.

Asked if it pissed him off, Tszyu was careful.

"I'm lost for words, it's annoying he saw the opening to escape and took the first route out. Yeah it's a cut, yeah it's on the eye ... but didn't he really want this fight?," he said.

"He's been calling for it for so long but he just took the first exit.

"As soon as the head clash happened I could see him panicking a bit ... but look at my brother (Tim), he had a squirter coming out of his head."

Shawn Porter has called it a "disgrace".

"I really like Michael Zerafa but he made a bad mistake there," he said on Main Event.

George Rose didn't want to say much tonight in the ring.

He apologised to the fans but did not promise there'll be another fight between Michael Zerafa and Nikita Tszyu.