Boxing in recent times has been marred by many controversies and drama and this has caused many to call for reinforcements. Ryan Garcia was not the first boxer to be suspended from the sport after investigations found the use of banned substance but his return to the ring was another waste of time. Devin Haney who was on the receiving end of beating by Garcia gave one of the most boring boxing fights in history as judged by many world champions.

Emmanuel Navarrete has been a brutal boxer who shows no mercy when he steps in the ring and he proved that against Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe after winning a double against him.

Fast forward, controversies in boxing is not a thing of new as it has been in existence since the sports began. Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey vs Miguel Cotto was another example when Cotto was caught by a shot that was counted an elbow.

The California State Athletic Commission is expected to convert Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete’s controversial technical decision victory over Charly Suarez to a no-contest, BoxingScene learned Saturday night.

A cut at Navarrete’s left eyebrow in the sixth round had been ruled the result of an accidental clash of heads. The fight ended at the start of the eighth and was sent to the scorecards. In the hours after an immediate judgment was made to award Navarrete the WBO junior lightweight title fight victory at Pechanga Arena, a subsequent replay emerged showing the champion’s cut was caused by challenger Charly Suarez’s left-handed punch.

If that had been the final decision in the minutes after ringside physician Dr. Robert Ruelaz ruled the fight to be stopped, Suarez would have been declared the winner by technical knockout.

Instead, referee Edward Collantes immediately ruled that the clash of heads caused the cut, and video replay official Jack Reiss said there was no conclusive evidence from the initial scenes he reviewed to overturn that call.

“Our rules on replay say unless it’s undisputed, the referee’s call shall stand, and this was very disputable,” Reiss told BoxingScene. “I had quite a few looks at it. But nothing up close. And nothing at the correct angle.”

However, the later footage revealed Suarez’s punch opened the cut, and that has convinced the California commission to adapt, and label the outcome a no-contest that will provoke a rematch ordered by the WBO.

Source: Boxing Scene