When referee Sam Burgos intervened during the BKFC 62 co-main event, he stopped the fight but inadvertently started another fight.
Seemingly dazed by a flurry of punches that led to a first-round TKO stoppage, Keith Richardson (4-1) didn’t notice that the fight was over or who his intended target was Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. , Fla.
After Burgos entered the pocket to stop the action, Richardson continued throwing, only the referee was the one he was aiming for instead of opponent Alberto Blas (6-0).
Burgos kept Richardson at bay, despite the disheveled fighter appearing functional in body but not in mind. Burgos avoided the punches until a BKFC official wrapped Richardson in a bear hug against the ropes.
With the win, Blas took home the promotion’s 135-pound title, while Richardson lost for the first time in naked boxing.
The story originally appeared on MMA Junkie
