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EFL striker responds after man at centre of Ibiza brawl breaks silence to give his side of the story

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Published 15:51 27 Jun 2025 GMT+1

EFL striker responds after man at centre of Ibiza brawl breaks silence to give his side of the story

Footage of the brawl went viral on social media this week.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

The EFL striker who was allegedly involved in a brawl while on holiday in Ibiza has responded after a man who was also part of the incident gave his side of the story.

League Two side Oldham's striker Kian Harratt was reportedly involved in the poolside brawl, with footage quickly going viral on social media.

As reported by the Daily Mail, Harratt, who was filmed by onlookers, threw a chair in the direction of a woman who was trying to end the altercation between the two groups.

After Harratt claimed that a man started the brawl by approaching his friend, the person in question has now spoken out.

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The man, Brandon Watkins, 31, has hit back at Harratt's claims.

He said to the Daily Mail: "I’m not a bully. The fight happened on day five of our holiday. We'd been around that pool every day and getting on with everybody and making friends with people.

"These guys turned up and started throwing balls about. Several people were saying they’re going to be trouble even before it kicked off.

"At one point one of his mates got in the pool next to me and just started aggressively splashing me. One of them said what are you looking at?"

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Watkins continued: "They were just being a nightmare. One lad was winding us up. Kian was sat right next to him and if anything Kian was provoking him. Next thing I knew Kian picked up a chair and threw it.

"I got the impression he was intoxicated, they were sat near the bar before and if they were sober they wouldn’t have acted like that.

"After the brawl happened people were buying us drinks and congratulating us, that’s how bad this group were. It’s just outrageous for a footballer to behave like he did."

Since Watkins' interview went public, Harratt took to social media to issue a response of his own.

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Sharing Watkins' interview on his story, Harratt wrote: "This guy has made a massive story up the amount off people that have text me saying he's the guy tbey had trouble with aswell is madness, he's a fool, it's mad what one guy will do to try get himself a little bit off doe."

Image: Instagram/@kian.harratt
Image: Instagram/@kian.harratt

A friend of the woman hit by a chair also spoke about the incident.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, the friend said: "It was carnage, I've never seen anything like it in my life. My friend was injured. They were all just shouting and swearing at each other.

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"She's an absolute angel and such a good person which is why she got involved - she saw people were arguing and she just went over to stop it."

SPORTbible has reached out to Oldham Athletic for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/theibizasocialclub

Topics: League Two, Football

Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan

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