Frank Warren continues to argue that the blow his ward gave the Ukrainian was not dirty.
The referee made a mistake in the ring of the duel between Usyk and Dubois when he determined that the Briton’s punch was dirty. This is what the promoter of the British boxer Frank Warren said.
He also said that he has not given up on his idea to appeal to the WBA over the outcome of the fight.
“The referee made a mistake. The punch was legal. The referee didn’t even pause to think. He immediately said that the punch was below the belt. And he automatically gave Usyk 3 minutes and 45 seconds to recover. which is longer than the round lasts.
Usyk, to his credit, would have gotten up if the referee hadn’t. He can get up and box more, but he’s been given all this time, and it’s not right.
Luis Pabon made a wrong decision. He was also the referee in Usyk’s other fight with Joshua. There was a similar situation where Joshua caught Usyk with a nice body shot and the same thing happened.
It turns out that Pabon is the official head of the WBA committee, so he should withdraw himself from the appeal we filed. He can’t just sit there,” Boxing Scene quotes Warren.
Earlier, the WBA released an official statement regarding Dubois’ strike against Usyk in a title fight.
Source: korrespondent
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