A BOXING referee showed off his world-class granite chin after Mexican star Mario Aguilar caught him flush with a left hook.
Aguilar was in action against unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Brandon Glanton with the vacant WBO world title on the line.
Going into the contest as a massive underdog, the 31-year-old was looking to drop big bombs in pursuit of him to cause an upset.
And he hit a perfect shot that he would have been dreaming of...only it connected with the referee.
But in unbelievable scenes, the official simply shrugged it off after initially stumbling backwards in a video shared by Twitter user @GloversStories.
He then resumed his duties where he then separated Aguilar and Glanton after the latter was put in a headlock.
The fight didn't last long after that, as Glanton racked up his 17th straight victory after knocking his opponent out with a left hook to the body in the second round.
But it was the referee's iron jaw that turned out to be the talking point, as @GloversStories put it: "THE REFEREE HAS A CHIN."
In response to the video, boxing promoter Loui DiBella tweeted: "This really happened tonight. The best punch of the round lands flush with the referee."
Another commented: "He took it well."
This boxing supporter later joked, "[Amir] Khan would have been doing the chicken dance after that landed."
Meanwhile, one joked: "What the clip doesn't show is the referee coming back with a steel chair."
It's not uncommon for referees to be accidentally punched inside the ring, with a female official showing just how tough she was after being punched during a heavyweight competition at the Commonwealth Games.
Although Mexican referee Jesús Granados had to leave the ring on a stretcher in April after Irvin Turrubiartes punched him.
Aguilar was in action against unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Brandon Glanton with the vacant WBO world title on the line.
Going into the contest as a massive underdog, the 31-year-old was looking to drop big bombs in pursuit of him to cause an upset.
And he hit a perfect shot that he would have been dreaming of...only it connected with the referee.
But in unbelievable scenes, the official simply shrugged it off after initially stumbling backwards in a video shared by Twitter user @GloversStories.
He then resumed his duties where he then separated Aguilar and Glanton after the latter was put in a headlock.
The fight didn't last long after that, as Glanton racked up his 17th straight victory after knocking his opponent out with a left hook to the body in the second round.
But it was the referee's iron jaw that turned out to be the talking point, as @GloversStories put it: "THE REFEREE HAS A CHIN."
In response to the video, boxing promoter Loui DiBella tweeted: "This really happened tonight. The best punch of the round lands flush with the referee."
Another commented: "He took it well."
This boxing supporter later joked, "[Amir] Khan would have been doing the chicken dance after that landed."
Meanwhile, one joked: "What the clip doesn't show is the referee coming back with a steel chair."
It's not uncommon for referees to be accidentally punched inside the ring, with a female official showing just how tough she was after being punched during a heavyweight competition at the Commonwealth Games.
Although Mexican referee Jesús Granados had to leave the ring on a stretcher in April after Irvin Turrubiartes punched him.
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