A warning has been issued after boxing fans used Facebook Live to stream Anthony Joshua's latest fight.

Fans used their phones to film the Brit's PPV bout with Kubrat Pulev on their televisions last weekend.

Hundreds of streams emerged during the title fight. One stream, observed by ChronicleLive, had around 100 viewers at its peak.

Those found filming the fight could land themselves a criminal record and a huge fine.

“Accessing sport, or any other content, by avoiding the official provider, whether it’s a re-stream on social media, a piracy site, or using a device, box or stick connected to your TV, this is illegal," warned Kieron Sharp, CEO of the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT).

"Consuming content illegally is a crime which carries a maximum sentence of up to five years’ imprisonment and consequently results in a criminal record."

Fans caught filming fights could also land themselves with a huge fine - like Craig Foster did.

GazetteLive previously revealed how Sky slapped the Scarborough man with an £85,000 fine after he was caught streaming a Joshua fight to over 4,000 people on Facebook.

The media giant managed to track him down before cancelling his contract - and demanding the eye-watering sum of cash it claimed it had lost out on in PPV buys

Another boxing fan, Nathaniel Kirk, took to Facebook earlier this year to share his views and predictions for Dillian Whyte's fight with Alexander Povetkin in August.

As the bout started, he decided to stream the fight on Facebook Live.

Before he knew it, almost 7,000 people viewing his stream. Within days he was threatened with a huge bill and the possibility of prosecution.

“I had no idea I was infringing copyright at the time, I just didn’t think. It was a mindless, spur of the moment idea that I thought would be some fun," he said.

"I’m a huge boxing fan and I hadn’t considered that what I was doing might be infringing copyright or a crime.

"Because it was on Facebook it didn’t feel illegal and I really didn’t think it would reach that many people.

“I want others to learn from my mistake so they don’t find themselves in the position I have. I’ll leave the commentary to the pundits from now.

“I’ve learnt a lot about illegal streaming in the last few months and I’ve warned friends and family to be careful about what they watch online.

"I don’t want people to make the same mistake I did, so to anyone looking to share or stream illegal content I would say it really isn’t worth the risk."