Frank Warren was left stunned after Tyson Fury lost to Oleksandr Usyk via unanimous decision – and analysed each of the judges’ scorecards while live on-air.
The judges awarded Usyk the fight via scores of 116-112 each in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Some fans were surprised by the size of the result and scored the fight much closer between the two fighters, with Usyk’s win meaning he remains as the heavyweight champion of the world.
After the match, Fury walked out of the ring before the media could interview him, and his promoter Warren instead did interview duties instead – with an unprecedented twist.
Armed with a paper copy of all three scorecards from the event, Warren told Ade Oladipo: “It’s nuts. Did you have him as only winning four rounds out of eight?
“Very harsh. It’s nuts. I don’t get it. But it is what it is, and we’ll see what happens in the future with Tyson.”
Minutes later, TNT Sports reporter Jaydee Dyer spoke to Warren outside the ring, with the promoter analysing each copy of the scorecard he had been given while speaking to the camera in an incredible moment.
He claimed: “Tyson was dumbfounded. They gave him four rounds out of the 12, which is impossible.
“I’ve been around a long time and I know I’m biased, but one judge didn’t give him, any rounds from round six onwards. Look! No rounds. How can that be? That’s impossible.
“Same with the other judge. They gave him one round in the last six, and the same here with this guy. It’s crazy. I’m calm and collected, I’m not screaming and shouting. That is a nonsense.
“Oscar de la Hoya had him [Fury] winning by three or four rounds. And he’s a neutral.”
Though the scorecards are yet to be officially announced, the reporter said on air that one judge had in fact not given a single round to Fury after round six.
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Topics: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing