It’s hard to comprehend what the happened in Saturday’s World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament semifinal bout between Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-2, 19 KOs). This fight lasted less than seven minutes but was about as chaotic as it could get.
In the final minute of round two, Glowacki was clinched up with Briedis and landed a bad punch directly to the back of Briedis’ head. Briedis responded by turning it into an MMA fight, landing a wicked elbow flush on Glowacki’s face. Glowacki went down face-first on the canvas, leading referee Robert Byrd to dock a point from Briedis for a ludicrous retaliatory act.