Kent Morgan shows the aftermath of being attacked by two men for wearing a pink shirt.

A Blenheim man who was attacked during a late-night walk home says he was singled out because he was wearing a pink shirt.

Kent Morgan was set upon by two men as he walked home alone about 1am on October 14.

The attack happened at the corner of Scott and Stephenson streets in Blenheim, the same intersection where a man was held up at knife-point on Wednesday.

RICKY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Kent Morgan: "Some people are caught back in prehistoric ages where guys can't wear pink shirts."

Morgan said the men began yelling out and called him a "pink-shirt-wearing homo". He ignored them and continued walking. They then jumped him from behind, restrained him and punched him in the face repeatedly.

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Morgan, 32, had been on his way home after finishing a shift at Biddy Kate's Irish Bar, where he worked as a bartender.

SUPPLIED Morgan was treated for a large cut to his left eye.

"They started yelling at me for ignoring them, and the next thing I know I've been shoved to the ground from behind," he said.

"I got up and one of the guy's body locked me from behind.

"The other just stands in front of me and starts taking pot shots to my head."

After a third punch to the head, Morgan freed one hand and managed to hit back at the man in front of him, he said.

A punch connected with the assailant's teeth and split open Morgan's knuckle, he said.

An elbow to the second man's face allowed Morgan enough room to use his mouth in self-defence.

"Because his head was there, I just pulled him forward and latched into his face with my teeth," Morgan said.

The father-of-one ran home and alerted his wife.

Morgan was taken to Wairau Hospital for a cut to his left eye and a gash to his knuckles.

"Some people are caught back in prehistoric ages where guys can't wear pink shirts," he said.

"Well bugger to them because it's one of my favourite colours.

"I'm not going to stop doing that sort of thing for them. You shouldn't be picked on for that, that's schoolyard sort of stuff."

Morgan said he stalled in notifying police as he thought the attackers sounded like out-of-towners and would not be in Blenheim long enough to be caught.

"But then, after reading what happened the other night with the man held at knifepoint, I thought that maybe it was connected," he said.

"It was the same corner, six nights apart."

Investigations are continuing after Wednesday's attack where one man pulled a knife while another hit the victim from behind.

The victim was left with minor injuries and his attackers fled the scene between 10pm and 10.30pm.

Senior sergeant Julian Lewis said police were following a strong line of enquiry in relation to the attack.

Morgan has since informed police of his attack but said they did not find any connection between the two incidents.

He warned women to be especially wary of walking home at night and suggested those walking to and from Blenheim travel in a group.

"I'm thankful it was me and not some young lady walking home from town," he said.

"I'd probably tell any of my friends who are female not to walk home at that time of night from now on.

"Would they have gone after a girl? And had they gone after a girl, would we have been looking at a sexual assault case here?"

At the insistence of his wife and boss, Morgan has started driving to and from work.

Nonetheless Morgan said the incident would not stop him from walking home at night in the future.

"I'm not going to let two guys scare me from the rest of the town," he said.

"I think if people are aware about it and have their wits about them, hopefully they can be a bit more proactive about safety."

Police have continued to appeal to the public for information in Wednesday's knife-point attack.

The first offender was described as a man in his 20s, of medium build, about 178cm tall and with a full black beard that was patchy on his cheeks.

He was wearing a grey hoodie and jeans.

The second offender was described as a taller man who had short cropped hair and of stockier build

He was wearing a red hoodie.