This 12 months, we now have sadly seen some debatable, even flat-out dangerous choices introduced on the finish of a battle. Followers are nonetheless arguing over who actually gained the next fights – Artur Beterbiev-Dmitr Bivol, Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II, Vergil Ortiz-Serhii Bohachuk, O’Shaquie Foster-Robson Conceicao I, Johnny Fisher-Dave Allen, and others.
However so far as the worst choice of the 12 months goes, it’s solely attainable these of us who tuned in yesterday to observe the magnificent slugfest between Panya Padabrsi and Carlos Canizales witnessed the most important theft of 2024. The battle that befell in winner Padabsri’s house nation of Thailand contested the vacant WBC light-flyweight title, and virtually everybody who noticed the battle couldn’t settle for the bulk choice win handed to Padabrsi, AKA Petchmanee CP Freshmart – the scores being 116-112, 115-113 in Padabrsi’s favour, the third choose having it a draw at 114-114.
This one was dangerous, and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is aware of it. Sulaiman, little doubt underneath stress to behave, took to social media shortly after yesterday’s Boxing Day thriller that was tarnished by such unfathomable scoring, to announce how he’ll order an “fast overview” of the efficiency of the three judges.
“After a sensational shut battle Pradabsri is awarded a majority choice in Thailand,” Sulaiman wrote. “Canizales is a warrior who fought his coronary heart out. I’m upset on the efficiency of the WBC judges in particular rounds and I’ll order an instantaneous overview by the corresponding committee. WBC ring officers are accountable for his or her efficiency.”
So, will one thing – something – get accomplished so far as the far too regularly handed in debatable, controversial or simply merely dangerous choices in boxing? What can truly be accomplished to place a cease to choices that depart followers screaming theft? It will be attention-grabbing to know simply which “particular rounds” Sulaiman was most upset with scoring-wise from yesterday’s battle in Thailand.
The least that may very well be accomplished right here is for Canizales to get a rematch with Padabsri, however with the rematch happening someplace aside from in Thailand. Let’s see if Sulaiman makes this occur, and what else, if something, the WBC president does about Boxing Day’s clanger of a world title battle choice.
To repeat from yesterday, the actual fact that each one three ringside officers had been unable handy in a rating that went Canizales’ approach actually is borderline legal.
