Police storm into bodybuilder Yakiboy’s gym and arrest him over a wild brawl on a busy Sydney street
- Hossein ‘Yakiboy’ Balapour and Marven Yacoub brawled in Sydney
- On Friday, just before 7am, Balapour was dramatically arrested at his gym
- Photos of the arrest show Balapour slumped on the floor as he is detained
A famous Australian bodybuilder has been arrested over a wild brawl on a busy Sydney street.
Hossein ‘Yakiboy’ Balapour, who has more than 350,000 followers, was arrested by NSW Police Raptor Squad officers just before 7am on Friday, after they stormed into a gym at his Rosebury unit block.
Photos of the arrest show Balapour slumped on the floor as he is detained by cops.
The 33-year-old allegedly brawled with Marven Yacoub on a street in Roseberry on Sunday, January 15.
Balapour had been out on bail for a separate assault charge at the time of the incident and has been charged with affray, use offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence and breach of bail.
He is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court later on Friday.
Hossein ‘Yakiboy’ Balapour, who has more than 350,000 followers, was arrested by NSW Police Raptor Squad officers just before 7am on Friday
Photos of the arrest show Balapour slumped on the floor as he is detained by cops
Hossein ‘Yakiboy’ Balapour (right in the grey top) appeared to chase fellow bodybuilder Marven Yacoub (centre in the black t-shirt) during a brawl last week
It is unclear what sparked the fight, with Balapour and Yacoub (pictured together in 2019) standing together with the group of men before the brawl started
‘Yakiboy’ – known to his family as Hossein Balapour – is a self-described Iranian refugee who left the Middle Eastern country for a better life in Australia
Marven Yacoub from south-west Sydney brawled with Balapour in a shocking video in Sydney
Sources have suggested that Balapour and Yacoub were involved in a lengthy dispute over money and cars.
Yacoub has not been arrested and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing over his part in the brawl.
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