It actually was a busy evening for boxing final evening, with a number of exhibits going down all around the world. In Puerto Rico, Richardson Hitcheis of Brooklyn took Liam Paro’s IBF 140 pound title, with Hitcheis successful by way of 12 spherical cut up resolution. The scores have been 116-112, 116-112 for Hitcheis, with the third choose someway handing in a card that had Australia’s Paro successful by way of a 117-111 tally.
Hitchins is now 19-0(7), whereas Paro loses for the primary time in going 25-1(15).
It was a superb combat final evening, with numerous punches thrown. Southpaw Paro received off to an incredible begin, with him showing to brush the opening 4 rounds. Hitchins, ordered by his nook to get going or else, got here on robust within the center rounds and he remained in cost till the tip, with perhaps one or two rounds shut. In spherical 5, each males have been bleeding. Hitchen’s jab was a key weapon within the second half of the combat, and Paro was annoyed as he was outlanded and unable to impose himself.
It appeared a transparent win for Hitchins. However then got here the studying of the rating playing cards. Sadly, proper now, the massive speaking level is just not the consequence and the crowing of a brand new world champion, however of 1 “unfathomable” piece of judging.
Nelson Vazquez is being extensively criticised for the 117-111 card he handed in in favour of Paro.
“117-111 for Paro is an unfathomable scorecard,” DAZN commentator Corey Erdman mentioned.
“Yeah, that was horrible. You’ve received to seek out that [judge] and advantageous him as a result of that was horrible,” co-commentator and former champ Sergio Mora mentioned.
“Nelson Vazquez was the choose who submitted the 117-111 scorecard for Paro. That is without doubt one of the most egregious scorecards ever submitted,” posted author Francisco A. Salazar. “In an ideal world, Nelson Vazquez by no means judges a major combat till he explains this scorecard.”
Whereas Shakur Stevenson was moved to put in writing the next publish: “Bro, whoever scored 117-111 Paro must by no means rating a boxing match ever once more! That was the wildest scorecard I ever seen in my life!”
The suitable man received ultimately, and sadly, it’s nearly a certainty nothing can be achieved about Vazquez’ scorecard. We’ve seen too many loopy, disturbing, and controversial scorecards through the years to presumably maintain a observe of. It appears they may by no means go away.
Maybe Vazquez’ 117-111 rating for Paro will go proper up there within the Corridor of Disgrace with the totally disgraceful 114-114 card choose C.J. Ross managed handy in on the finish of the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez combat.
