Overview
- S Sreesanth issued an open challenge to Harbhajan Singh for a boxing‑style or bare‑knuckle fight during a Lallantop appearance, asking Harbhajan if he has the "guts" to sign up and face him in the ring on Friday.
- Sreesanth said the immediate trigger was a recent advertisement featuring Harbhajan that he believes referenced the 2008 Mohali 'slapgate' and claimed Harbhajan earned roughly ₹80 lakh to ₹1 crore from the campaign.
- Hours after the challenge, Harbhajan posted a short social‑media video that called such noise "empty vessels" and was widely read as a rebuke, but he did not accept or formally respond to the fight offer.
- There is no confirmed bout, contract, promoter involvement, or legal escalation yet and the exchange is being amplified across podcasts, social platforms and tabloid sports coverage.
- The dispute recalls the 2008 incident that led to disciplinary action, tests the limits of public reconciliation, and raises questions about who profits when past sporting controversies are repackaged for commercial use.