Watch moment topless Championship ace in vicious ‘street brawl’ after ‘pub row’ spills into street
HULL City’s captain and his teammate and ex-pro boxer brothers have been involved in a daylight street brawl outside a pub.
Footage appears to show the Championship club’s topless skipper Lewie Coyle, 29, being led away from a spat by his brother Rocco, 18, in Hull city centre yesterday evening.
The Championship team leader also supposedly was with his ex-pro boxer brother at the scene outside the Empress pub at around 8pm.
A source, who recorded the incident while travelling home on a bus, said traffic had to come to a halt as the scrap had spilt on to the road.
The brawl was spotted just off Alfred Gelder Street and the footage shows at least a dozen people involved.
The Hull resident, who asked not to be named, said: “It all happened yesterday at around 8pm in town in Hull in the city centre.
“I was just on my way home when I saw lots of people fighting.
“At the time I wasn’t aware it was Lewie Coyle – I saw him being pushed by his brother.”
The witness said the bus came to a stop as Rocco Coyle guided his brother across the road by putting both hands on his chest.
Lewie walked backwards away from the scene to the other side of the road as two women walked with them.
“The bus stopped because it was starting in the middle of the street,” the source added.
“They were fighting right in the middle of the road so the bus was blocked.
“This bus and the other side of the road were both blocked.”
The source said he didn’t know why the pair were fighting but that there were “lots of people” involved.
Once the camera pans back over to where the brawl happened a man can be seen with blood on his face surrounded by other men.
The bloody bust-up reportedly happened after bank holiday drinks at the nearby boozer.
Later it emerged that the fight started in a pub when the Coyles were in a bust-up with Norland Sharks rugby league ace James Sizer.
CCTV shows the fight breaking out in the pub before spilling out onto the street.
Pals said James was hospitalised in the incident, with a huge gash on his forehead.
He was kept on a ward overnight, required multiple stitches to his wound, and had a CT scan to make sure there was no lasting brain damage
A source told the Sun: “The CCTV that has been released in the pub is only a fraction of what went on.
“Fans will be shocked when they see everything that happened.
“Suddenly the whole pub seemed to be brawling.
“It was like something out of the Wild West.”
Hull City have acknowledged the video and said they are looking into the matter.
The club released a statement today saying: “Hull City is aware of a video currently circulating on social media and has launched an investigation into the matter.
“The club will refrain from making further comment until the investigation has been concluded.”
BBC Humberside Sport shared the statement with the caption: “We’ve received this statement from Hull City after a video emerged on social media last night which appears to show club captain, Lewie Coyle and brother Rocco, who also plays for the club, involved in an incident in Hull city centre.”
Hull City drew 1 – 1 with Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday, securing their survival on the last day of the Championship.
After the match, Lewie confessed that it’s been a “difficult year” but he’s proud of his team and grateful for the support that was showed to them on the final day.
He admitted to ITV: ““It’s been a difficult year for us this year.
“We’ve been at the other end of the table, which is not where we want to be. We’ve suffered a lot this year, at times.
“A lot of it is down to our own doing. We have to take responsibility as players, we’ve not been good enough at times.
“I know exactly what that means to everyone inside that dressing room, and I couldn’t be more proud of the lads.
“When our backs were against the wall and the chips were down, I found out a lot about me and my teammates, and it’s made me very proud.”
The Sun has reached out to Hull City and Humberside Police for comment.
Who is Lewie Coyle?
Lewie Coyle, 29, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back and currently captains Hull City in the English Championship.
Born in Kingston upon Hull on October 15, 1995, Coyle began his career at Leeds United before gaining first-team experience during loan spells at Fleetwood Town.
His younger brother, Rocco Coyle, 18, is following in his footsteps as a promising midfielder in Hull City’s academy, having recently signed his first professional contract.