POLICE and boxing authorities are investigating claims that the mother of a Hampshire boxer was punched and knocked out by a teenager who her son had just defeated in the ring.

Jean Weaver, pictured, still nurses the bruising on her face from the night. She claims she was attacked after watching her son win a bout which, following the referee's decision, degenerated into scenes of violence.

Jean was watching from the safety of a ringside seat as her son Iain, 17, won his semi-final championship clash against a London opponent at a contest in Liverpool.

But following the referee's announcement that Iain, who boxes out of the Golden Ring Club in Southampton, had won the bout, chaos descended in the ring.

According to witnesses, angry at losing the decision, Iain's opponent allegedly punched the youngster in the face.

Both boxers had removed their boxing gloves for inspection by the referee before the winner was announced. Following the alleged assault, trainers and fight organisers quickly intervened to keep the pair apart.

Jean, 39, who was stood outside the ring as her son made his exit, claims she was then hit in the face by the opposing boxer who, she alleges, ran around the edge of the ring with a friend to continue threatening Iain.

"I just remember Iain getting out of the ring and then the lads running around to where I was," she said.

"Next thing, I'm being woken up by someone on the floor and my head is in agony. My jaw hurt and my ears were ringing too."

Taking a blow to the right side of her jaw, Jean was sent reeling back against the ringside and was knocked unconscious after her head hit a metal corner pole.

Iain's dad Jay Weaver, who together with his family run Golden Ring Ring Hire, said it was unlike any amateur boxing event he had attended.

"When Jean got hit she just fell like a tree. I was so shocked and upset but I had to let the paramedics deal with her as I got Iain out of there," he said.

"He (the opponent) said that he was aiming for Iain, but they were quite far apart. It's so hard to believe it happened. Amateur boxing is full of the friendliest and most professional young people you will meet.

"Most of the time boxers have their fight in the ring, but before and after the match they are all good friends and respect each other."

Jean was taken to hospital where she was X-rayed to determine the extent of the damage. She has been told to return to the doctors if she suffers from discomfort once the bruising has healed.

"There was so much bruising they couldn't tell me if I had fractured my jaw," she said.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside police confirmed they are currently investigating an alleged assault from the night. The family, who live in Ferndown, travel across the country with Iain, who is a highly rated amateur boxer with hopes of representing Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics.

Iain, who shares his birthday with his boxing hero Muhammad Ali and has been training since the age of three and boxing since he was 11, said he was shocked to see his mum hurt, but the turn of events hasn't fazed him.

"Nothing like that has happened before at any of my fights. But I'm still determined to fight professionally and I'm looking to the 2012 Olympics in the future," he said. The fight at the Everton Park Sports Centre was the third meeting for the two amateur boxers. The first two contests had ended with one win each but this was a more comfortable victory for Iain who took the fight with a 6-2 victory.

Iain will now fight in the Junior Amateur Boxing Association Championship Final in Crystal Palace on May 5.

The Daily Echo contacted the London boxing club which refused to comment citing advice from solicitors and the ABA.