Boxing legend loses it over fake auction. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Video has emerged of boxing legend Jeff Fenech falling for a prank and losing it over a fake auction of his property.
The social media clip captured the practical joke which was co-ordinated by The Block winner Ozman “Oz” Abu Malik and boxer Billy Dib.
Auctioneer Tom Panos and a group of actors posed as buyers outside Fenech’s home while Oz and Dib watched the sale from a car, in the Instagram video titled ‘Impromptu Auctions is back … this time it’s the CELEBRITY EDITION!’.
“Today we’re here for none other than the auction of this wonderful home,” Panos kicked off the auction.
“An opening bid offer to get us up and running today. You tell me what’s your bid, sir, 2.5 (million) would have been a good bid 35 years ago.”
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Auctioneer Tom Panos kicked off the sale. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Jeff Fenech walked outside his house and discovered the scene. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Fenech then walked outside his house and discovered the scene.
“Why are you going to my house?,” the 61-year-old asked Panos.
The boxing legend can be seen throwing the auction signs, telling the crowd to “f**k off” while the auction continues.
“Get away from my house!” Fenech yelled.
The former world champion was told by one of the bidders that his house is for sale.
Fenech confronted Panos and told him “Don’t make me do something bad”.
“How’s my house for sale?” Fenech asked.
“How’s my house for sale?! Don’t you think I’d know if my house was for sale?”
Ozman “Oz” Abu Malik and boxer Billy Dib watch the auction from a car. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Panos replied he had been given instructions.
A furious Fenech tells Panos he has “been given the wrong instructions” and threatens to call the police.
The crowd intervened, with one man in a suit telling the boxing icon they had been given instructions by the bank.
“Are you crazy? They’ve given you the wrong address,” Fenech said.
“How’s my house for sale? It’s my house. I own it totally. How’s it for sale!?!”
The boxing legend threw out the auction signs. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Fenech confronted Panos. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
Fenech then pushes Panos and bidders off his property. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
The event turned out to be a prank. Picture: Instagram/__ozman__
The auction continued with bids reaching as high as $6.5 million while Fenech remarked the house is worth over $9.5 million.
Fenech then pushed Panos and bidders off his property as the auction closed. Oz and Dib then hopped out of a car and revealed it was a prank.
Oz apologised to Fenech and said Dib wanted to get him back, to which he jokingly replied “He got me well”.
Dib said Fenech had always been a part of his 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 “the pranker gets pranked”.
Oz and his best friend Omar were crowned the winners of The Block: Tree Change in 2022.
Their property sold for $5,666,666 and took home a record-breaking profit of $1.6 million.
Oz runs his building company Zenith, and produces social media content on the side.
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