Watch referee retaliate for post-fight sucker punch by boxer in bizarre scene

Refereeing is a thankless job under the best circumstances, but one official was pushed past his limit Friday.

At a Shuan Boxing event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Angel Cruz scored a second-round TKO of Julio de Jesus, a result that turned out to be only the beginning of the action.

A visibly agitated de Jesus walked over to the referee afterward and struck him with a stiff sucker punch. Though the referee was mostly unharmed, he turned toward...