Here are some key points from Mauricio Sulaiman's article:
Instant Replays:
"The WBC will continue to work diligently to establish it and use it in WBC sanctioned events, and invite all organizations and all local jurisdictions to implement the use of Instant Replay in any form."
Judges Scoring System:
"The WBC invented and introduced the 10-point Must System... It has served as a fair solution, but it is now time to implement changes to address the current problematic and evident failures of the system..."
"The idea is to score the rounds by providing a much wider range for officials to score, selecting such score “by concept” (slight, moderate, absolute), and that way having officials be able to use 10-10 for very close rounds, 10-9 for moderate advantage, and 10-8 for absolute domination. Total domination, even without knockdown, can be scored 10-8."
"A simple example would be to compare rounds 1 and 12 of the Badou Jack vs. James DeGale fight. Both were scored 10-8 due to the knockdowns, but those rounds were completly different and should not have been scored the same. But that is the current system."
Open Scoring After the 4th & 8th Rounds:
"The WBC introduced the announcement of the official scores after the fourth and eighth rounds, having the last four rounds with drama and uncertainty for the end result. In 10 years, the results have been fantastic..."
"Still some local jurisdictions will not even consider using it as a test trial...Why not try it in the USA or in the UK?"
Noise Cancelling Headphones for Judges:
"The WBC began in 2016 a pilot program to have judges wear noise-cancelling headphones, which aid in concentration and prevent the influence of loud crowds or nearby comments... We will continue to use them, and hopefully local commissions will begin to open up to the idea and try things out."
Thoughts?
