Jan Emanuelli-Cleland, otherwise known as Mr. Puerto Rico 2016, was assaulted by two strangers on May 15 and was left bruised with various injuries.

The 28-year-old model told Primera Hora that he was riding his bike at night after leaving work and decided to take a shortcut when a car approached him. Two men got out of the car and proceeded to attack him.

Emanuelli-Cleland was left with his face disfigured because of his swollen eyes and lips, lumps and cuts on his cheekbones. He also received several bruises all over his body.

"It was all so fast that I didn't even think that they could have had a weapon. The only thing I remember is that the two men that attacked me were of dark skin and they didn't have hair," Emanuelli-Cleland said.

He also recalled there being a third guy who was the driver and waited while the other two robbed and attacked him.

Emanuelli-Cleland was chosen to represent Puerto Rico in the international Mr. Real Universe 2016 competition, which will be held in Ecuador this fall.

Watch the Telemundo news report below.

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