Nina Hughes was introduced because the winner of her bout towards Cherneka Johnson in Perth, just for the choice to then be modified because the Brit claimed: “I have been robbed.”
Frantic and chaotic scenes with the scorecard noticed ring announcer Dan Hennessey mistakenly announce Hughes because the winner. He shortly corrected the error, that means Hughes misplaced her WBA bantamweight title to Australian Johnson.
“I simply do not get it,” 41-year-old Hughes stated.
“How can they announce I had gained after which change the scores? I believed I would dominated early. I believed she gained a number of of the later rounds however I felt like I gained it comfortably.
“I do not get how one can announce the winner after which change the scores.
“It is a joke. I really feel like I have been robbed large time. There’s acquired to be a rematch. I did not lose that battle.”
Hughes was adamant she had gained the battle and demanded a rematch
Enormous controversy noticed Britain’s Hughes incorrectly introduced because the winner after a decent battle (Mikey Williams/Prime Rank)
Talking instantly after, Johnson thought she’d carried out sufficient to win and initially felt she was put able the place she “simply needed to settle for” the decision when Hughes was initially learn out because the victor.
“I am not the decide and I am simply glad that they discovered the improper determination,” Johnson stated.
“Nina was a tricky battle. I am not the judges however I positively suppose I gained that battle. I am simply over the moon I gained this bout.”
Aussie Johnson was ultimately declared the winner, after a robust show (Mikey Williams/Prime Rank)
In the principle occasion of the night, a dominant Vasiliy Lomachenko stopped George Kambosos Jr within the eleventh spherical to win the IBF light-weight title in Perth.
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