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Boxing referee knocked down and stretchered out arena after brutal punch from fighter
HAVE YOUR SAY! Do boxing referees need more protection? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionFootage of the moment he was hit showed the boxer who accidentally punched him lifting his left glove up to apologise before continuing to pummel his opponent.He went down on his knees the moment the bell sounded seconds later as a TV commentator said: "The referee is obviously hurt from the right hook he received."A colleague, confused by the speed of the punch, said he doubted the punch could be to blame before a slow-motion replay confirmed its intensity and left viewers in no doubt it was obviously the cause of his discomfort.The bizarre incident happened during a featherweight fight in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua broadcast live at the weekend on TV Azteca.Mike Tyson accidentally landed a powerful left hook on British ref John Coyle in June 2000 as he hammered away at Lou Savarese.On New Year’s Day Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Iago Kiladze punched the referee Samuel Burgos after he was stopped in defeat during his encounter with Viktor Faust at a US casino.
