Larry Wheels walked into the ring against Vitaly carrying the reputation of a man who has spent years moving weight most people can’t budge off the floor. He left it early, and not by his own choice.
Midway through the opening round, his arm gave out, and officials had no option but to wave the bout off. The result went down as a no-contest, an outcome nobody watching had penciled in before the bell.
Wheels made his name in powerlifting and later in bodybuilding, where his size and raw output turned him into one of the most recognizable figures in strength sport.
Stepping into a boxing ring against Vitaly, the online personality known for his stunts and public antics, was already a departure from that world. What happened next made it a night people will remember for reasons that had nothing to do with the scorecards.
Commentators calling the action could hardly process what they were seeing in real time. “No, his biceps messed up.” Another said, “They’re pushing through it. Oh my god, it’s like messed up. That’s got to hurt.”
The injury cut the bout short before it had a chance to develop, leaving the outcome unresolved and shifting attention away from the rest of an otherwise packed card.
The night opened with Austin McBroom putting away FaZe Temperrr in the first round, finishing things at 1:37 with a knockout that set an early tone for the show. That energy carried into most of the undercard, even as a second no-contest, between YK Osiris and Bob Menery, added to the unpredictability of the evening.
Instead of a verdict, fans were left with replays of the moment his arm buckled, a reminder of how quickly a night built around spectacle can turn on something as sudden as a single bad movement.
Larry Wheels tore his bicep while fighting Vitaly
BRUTAL pic.twitter.com/0GVnNbg0x5
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 23, 2026
