Boxer Banned After 'Brutal' Attack On Referee

A teenage boxer has been banned for life after a vicious attack on a referee who stopped his fight.

Croatian Vido Loncar hospitalised Polish referee Mageja Dziurgota in the aftermath of a European Youth Boxing Championships bout in Zagreb.

The 18-year-old initially returned to his corner calmly after Mr Dziurgota deemed his Lithuanian opponent Algirdas Baniulis to be the winner. [Continue Reading]





But seconds later Loncar floored the referee with a punch to the head before unleashing several further blows.

Loncar was dragged out of the ring by his ankles and according to his federation was arrested.
The referee remains in hospital.

Footage of the incident has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube.
The Croatian Boxing Federation apologised for the "brutal" attack and said Loncar would not fight again.

But Croatian boxing director Zeljko Mavrovic said: "I believe that he is not a butcher or as bad as this act makes him look. This was part of his excessive ambition in that moment."