WBO Assigns Five Judges to Re-Score Pacquaio vs Bradley Fight
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has assigned five recognized international judges to re-score Manny Pacquiao’s controversial split decision loss to American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr.
This comes in an effort to convince state athletic commissions to widen the pool of judges for major fights.
WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel said five judges from New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico will re-score the bout and submit their work confidentially to the sanctioning body.
Valcarcel also said he is not considering stripping the WBO belt from Bradley, and will not order a mandatory rematch, because Pacquiao's contract stipulates he would get a rematch if he lost the bout. In promoting the fight, Bradley had printed up a poster and ticket hyping Bradley-Pacquiao II on Nov. 10.
"This wasn't Bradley's fault, and we're not saying there was any evidence of fraud or corruption here," Valcarcel said. "That's outside the scope of what we're doing."
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, the senior senator from Nevada, is also calling for an investigation.
Bradley defeated Pacquiao via split decision last Saturday in Las Vegas to win the WBO’s welterweight belt, in a result that was widely criticized in boxing circles.
Two judges, Duane Ford and CJ Ross, scored the fight for Bradley 115-113, while Jerry Roth had the same score in favor of Pacquiao. --
Source: Mornings @ ANC, June 14, 2012, ABS-CBN, LATimes
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The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has assigned five recognized international judges to re-score Manny Pacquiao’s controversial split decision loss to American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr.
This comes in an effort to convince state athletic commissions to widen the pool of judges for major fights.
WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel said five judges from New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico will re-score the bout and submit their work confidentially to the sanctioning body.
Valcarcel also said he is not considering stripping the WBO belt from Bradley, and will not order a mandatory rematch, because Pacquiao's contract stipulates he would get a rematch if he lost the bout. In promoting the fight, Bradley had printed up a poster and ticket hyping Bradley-Pacquiao II on Nov. 10.
"This wasn't Bradley's fault, and we're not saying there was any evidence of fraud or corruption here," Valcarcel said. "That's outside the scope of what we're doing."
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, the senior senator from Nevada, is also calling for an investigation.
Bradley defeated Pacquiao via split decision last Saturday in Las Vegas to win the WBO’s welterweight belt, in a result that was widely criticized in boxing circles.
Two judges, Duane Ford and CJ Ross, scored the fight for Bradley 115-113, while Jerry Roth had the same score in favor of Pacquiao. --
Source: Mornings @ ANC, June 14, 2012, ABS-CBN, LATimes
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