sport news Tennis star Naomi Osaka was 'f***ing petrified' after being caught up in ... trends now Tennis star Naomi Osaka was 'f***ing petrified' after being caught up in Barclays Center stampede at boxing match, following false rumour of 'active shooter' that sparked wild panic among fans just days after Texas school shooting Tennis champion Naomi Osaka was caught inside the Barclays Centre stampede There was false alarms of a shooting outside the venue in Brooklyn, New York Fans were injuries in the aftermath of the Gervanto David and Rolando Romero By Jacob Ranson For Mailonline Published: 11:15 BST, 29 May 2022 | Updated: 11:15 BST, 29 May 2022 Viewcomments Tennis star Naomi Osaka was 'petrified' after being caught inside the Barclays Centre stampede and having to scurry into a room for cover after a false alarm of a shooting outside. Several spectators were injured in the rush as crowds 'ran for their lives' at the venue in Brooklyn last night at the boxing match between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero. Fans thought there was an active shooter in the main plaza and flooded back into the arena for cover, but the New York Police Department has since denied that any shots were fired. Multiple people were, however, rushed to hospital, according to a tweet from ESPN's boxing reporter Mike Coppinger. It was reportedly a fight that broke out as the public were leaving the arena, which sparked the commotion that was confused as a shooting. Crowds jumped to the false conclusion that there was an active shooter as the nation recovers from the news of two recent mass shootings in Buffalo and at a school in Uvalde, Texas. Tennis star Naomi Osaka was 'petrified' after being caught inside the Barclays Centre Spectators were injured in the rush as crowds 'ran for their lives' at the venue in Brooklyn Videos showed shoes and other items strewn on the floor in the aftermath of the stampede The stampede happened after fans left the fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero Social media videos showed crowds scrambling and another appeared to show shoes and other items strewn on the floor in the aftermath. Boxing reporter Ryan Songalia told The New York Post: 'We're used to brawls at boxing events but recent headlines and the panic of the crowd mae many of us worried that our worst fears would come true. 'Thankfully we were able to return to our seats to file our stories and exit safely.' Tennis champion was also caught among the chaos as well as fans, reporters and many others who came to watch the fight. Osaka tweeted at around 1:45 am Sunday: 'I was just in the Barclays Center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we were being yelled at that there was an active shooter and we had to huddle in a room and close the doors, I was so f–king petrified man.' Tennis champion Osaka was caught among the chaos as well as fans and media reporters Osaka also tweeted: 'I really hope everyone made it out safely, since I’m tweeting this we made it out ok.' An NYPD spokesperson, however, confirmed to The Post the active shooter report is 'inaccurate.' 'It's a large crowd condition. No shots fired. No one shot outside the Barclay's Center.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility