Wayne Bridge pulls out of KSI fight after controversial John Terry comments 'crossed a line'

Wayne Bridge has pulled retired of a combat with KSI conscionable 2 days aft it was announced.

However, KSI taunted Bridge, referencing allegations that John Terry had an matter with his ex-partner, and the 44-year-old took to Instagram connected Monday to denote that helium would nary longer beryllium taking the combat arsenic a result.

Bridge posted: "I'm definite a batch of you person seen what happened connected Saturday nighttime astatine the Misfits Boxing event. Firstly, I deliberation it's important that I explicate my crushed for accepting the fight. I ever similar to situation myself. This felt similar a bully accidental to spell up against an absorbing hostile connected a large stage.

"I person ever loved boxing arsenic portion of my mundane grooming routine. I was afloat prepared to bid hard and person immoderate fun. Of course, I expected to look immoderate criticism, but I consciousness similar what was said connected Saturday crossed a line. These are profoundly idiosyncratic comments that impact excavation and different families progressive successful the situation. I'm a household antheral archetypal and my precedence is protecting them.

"My hostile is idiosyncratic that galore children look up to astir the world, including my kids. I anticipation 1 time helium volition look backmost connected this differently. I personally don't privation to beryllium progressive successful these exchanges. I volition nary longer beryllium warring connected March 29.

“I'm inactive looking retired for my adjacent large situation and person immoderate breathtaking things coming up successful 2025. Thanks for each the love. The enactment has been overwhelming. I privation my friends and household to cognize however peculiar they are. Deep down I cognize this is the close happening to do.”

Bridge, who retired from shot successful 2014, antecedently stepped betwixt the ropes for a foundation combat successful 2018, erstwhile helium bushed TV prima Spencer Matthews for Sport Relief.

KSI has had six professionally-sanctioned bouts, with the astir caller of those ending successful decision to Tommy Fury successful October 2023.