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A courageous young kangaroo challenged an Australian builder to a boxing match in the street.

The powerful young roo does not appear to relent in the three minute-long clip which shows it bounding around the workman in the "match".

Although he does not hurt the animal, the builder dressed in a hi-vis jacket and woolly hat appears to provoke the kangaroo, lunging into it without contact.

The kangaroo then latches onto the man's arm to steady itself while it proceeds to launch into a barrage of fly-kicks.

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At several points the animal can even be seen using its tail for support, in a move that would put the Karate Kid to shame as it sends its legs flying upwards.

But getting spooked two minutes in, it looked like the fight was all over as the animal bounded off.

(Image: Facebook/Sarah TV)

But the young roo was far from giving up.

As the camera zooms in to get a close up, the kangaroo can be seen creeping up on all fours.

Although the man tries to walk away, the kangaroo's fun has not ended.

And following him from behind, the cheeky roo even manages to land a kick to the builder's bum.

(Image: Facebook/Sarah TV)

The brawl only ends when it appears the animal became distracted my something out of shot.

The video was posted onto social media earlier in the month and has received over 2 million views.

But it has received mixed reviews from viewers.

(Image: Facebook/Sarah TV)

While some suggested the builder was just playing with his pet others thought he was "cruel" to provoke the kangaroo.

One comment said: "Love to see people playing with there pets. The Roo loves it too. all animals love human contact when there used to it." [SIC]

But another said: "Seriously uncool dude. Should be charged with animal cruelty. The kangaroo stood down several times & the bloke kept baiting him."

We bet this man is just thankful a full sized kangaroo did not try to take him on.