Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Colorado said a couple got into a fistfight with a bear when the animal and its cub entered their home to steal food. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the the couple investigated sounds inside their Pine home about 8:30 p.m. Monday and came face to face with the mother bear and cub. Advertisement The larger animal attacked the 71-year-old man, who hit the predator with his fists while his wife struck it with a baseball bat. Authorities described the confrontation as a "boxing match." Deputies said the mother bear and cub fled through a screen door. The man suffered minor scrapes and cuts, while the woman was not injured. Read More New York state man defends trash from hungry bear Family's rental vans raided by bears outside Tennessee rental home Bear steals package from Pennsylvania porch