Man taken to Gold Coast hospital after suffering facial injuries in altercation on Surfers Boulevard at Surfers Paradise on Sunday night

A man has been taken to hospital suffering from facial injuries after another violent incident broke out outside popular Gold Coast nightspots.

Violent behaviour is not uncommon at Surfers Paradise in the early hours.

A man has been taken to hospital suffering from facial injuries after a violent altercation in the Surfers Paradise Safe Night Precinct.

It comes after a number of concerning incidents around popular drinking spots citywide.

A big crowd in Surfers Paradise Safe Night Precinct.

On Friday night, emergency services attended an ugly brawl on the streets outside Cali Beach Club, while on Sunday, September 25, a teen allegedly broke a man’s jaw and knocked out multiple teeth outside Justin Lane and The Pink Monkey at Burleigh Heads.

On October 2, another attack outside the Burleigh venues left a teen who was allegedly punched and hit his head on the pavement with skull fractures, brain bleeding and potential brain damage.

On Sunday, about 3.40am, Gold Coast police were called to a “disturbance” on Surfers Paradise Boulevard at Surfers Paradise.

Officers found a 21-year-old man had been injured and he was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital to be treated for “non-life threatening injuries”.

Two men, both aged 20, were located nearby in Elkhorn Ave and have been “assisting police”.

Police investigations were ongoing about 10am on Monday.

It's understood two men squared off and fought each other, resulted in the man’s injuries.

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Queensland Ambulance Service stated paramedics were called to Elkhorn Ave and took a “stable male patient” to the hospital with “facial injuries following an alleged assault.”

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