Referee Wes Melton accidentally gets punched in the throat, takes it like a champion

This is the painful moment boxing referee Wes Melton was accidentally punched in the throat during a fight.

The American was in charge of Yoelvis Gomez’s super-welterweight clash with Jorge Cota on the undercard of David Benavidez vs David Lemieux.

Gomez backed Cota into a corner of the ring and began to tee off on his more experienced opponent before the bell rang at the end of the third round.

The ref intervened to stop the scrap but accidentally found himself on the receiving end of a punch by the Mexican, who was clearly feeling a little frustrated.

Melton staggered slightly as he turned away but appeared to be okay and managed to end the fight, with Gomez named the winner after going the distance for the first time as a pro.

Gomez kept his unbeaten record intact by improving to a perfect 6-0, while Cota (30-6) fell to two losses in his last three fights.

The Cuban’s last fight was a knockout of Clay Collard in Newark last Christmas.

Check out the video below…

The referee ate the punch like it was nothing