Ryan Taylor removed from Simple Simon vs Ed Matthews undercard after altercation

Ryan Taylor will no longer be fighting on the Simple Simon vs Ed Matthews undercard.

The YouTuber had been scheduled to take on American Slim Albaher next month on July 16 at the Indigo at London’s O2 Arena.

But Taylor – who was disqualified after headbutting his previous opponent DK Money – has been removed from the show entirely after getting into a physical altercation with fellow influencer Albaher earlier this month at a hotel in London.

Albaher, 27, later revealed that he had suffered a detached retina as a result of the unprovoked attack.

Promoters Kingpyn Boxing could not initially be reached for comment.

However they have now confirmed that they are investigating the incident.

A statement read: “Due to recent events, we regrettably confirm that the Ryan Taylor vs Slim fight will no longer be part of next month’s show.

“Neither fighter will feature on the card and Kingpyn continue with a full internal investigation into the matter.

“KINGPYN won’t be commenting further on this specific matter but we will be announcing more fights to the card shortly for what is going to be a huge night of boxing on July 16 at the O2 Indigo.”

It comes after Albaher accused Taylor of physically assaulting him in the hotel lobby.

He told his YouTube channel: “I threw a feint for him to back off. I was not trying to be aggressive in any manner. I did that literally to keep him away from me because he was coming forward. I wanted to keep this professional.

“He fully charges at me, he throws kicks, literally grabs me in a headlock. And he squeezes very, very tightly. I grabbed his arm to try to release the pressure of this headlock but he would not let go.

“He also started throwing punches at me and my eye while squeezing me in