Calls are being made for tougher penalties on so called coward punches, after a mixed martial artist was left critically injured following an assault on Symonds Street in central Auckland.
Twenty-five year-old Fau Vake, who is a fighter at City Kickboxing, is in a coma after being punched from behind during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Vake is one of the main training partners of UFC champion Israel Adesanya, who is leading the calls for tougher laws for such attacks.
Four people have been charged by the police in relation to the incident. Eugene Bareman, is the head coach at City Kickboxing.
