A K-1 fighter faces charges for beating a truck driver after the heavy vehicle allegedly came too close to his bicycle, police said on Tuesday.

The Minami-Senju Police Station in Tokyo sent prosecutors papers on Tuesday accusing Hiromi Amada, 34, a K-1 fighter, of inflicting bodily injury. Amada has admitted to the allegations.

"I thought his truck was pulling over toward my bike. I beat him because he ignored me when I warned him," Amada was quoted as telling investigators. "I deeply regret what I did."

Amada beat the 34-year-old truck driver and inflicted light injuries to his face and other parts of his body when his truck, which was running alongside Amada's bicycle, came to a halt at a red light on a street in Tokyo's Arakawa-ku in the predawn hours on Oct. 25.

Source: mdn.mainichi.jp