Olympic Boxer Attempts to Bite Opponent in the Ear

Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla did the unthinkable during a heavyweight bout with New Zealand's David Nyika at the Tokyo Olympics and attempted to bite him.

Luckily, Baalla was unable to latch on in what could have been a scary situation. Baalla was behind in points in the third and final round when the two were wrapped up and he decided to get desperate.

Strangely enough, the referee didn't see the attempt and the fight continued on.

Nyika went on to win 5–0 and after the fight shared his shock.

“Did you see that? I don’t think the ref saw it. She was the closest one,” Nyika said, per Eurosport. “He didn’t get a full mouthful. Luckily, he had his mouthguard in, and I was a bit sweaty."

Strangely…