Brodie-Chi is a DRAW!
Posted: 18 Oct 2003, 19:40
Chi-Brodie controversy!
By Craig Watt at ringside
UPDATE: The majority decision initially announced for Injin Chi has been changed to a majority draw and the title will remain vacant. Apparently it was determined that WBC President Jose Sulaiman made a error in adding up one of the cards. "It was an honest mistake and my mistake alone," said Sulaiman. "It was a terrific contest and there deserves to be a rematch."
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The result of the WBC featherweight title between Michael Brodie and Injin Chi was thrown into controversy in Manchester this evening when WBC President Jose Sulaiman declared 30 minutes after the decision was announced that the result was to be "withheld" following a discrepancy in the judges scorecards after a pulsating 12 round fight in which the Korean Injin Chi was initially declared the winner after a close majority decision of 114-112, 113-112 and a drawn score of 113-113. The fight saw over 1600 punches thrown and Korean Chi dropped Brodie in the second round with a right hand. The action was intense and the fight was one of the best seen in a UK ring in the last 5 years. Both fighters ended the bout covered in blood following what seemed an accidental clash of heads in the first round. After the final bell there was a 10 minute delay in the announcement of the scores and this surrounded a deduction from Brodie?s score in the first round following the clash of heads that appeared accidental. It transpired that referee Daniel Van de Wiele?s instructions to deduct a point from Brodie for this clash designated as Brodie's fault had not been actioned by the judges at the time and thus a deduction took place after the fight had ended. This stirred a huge amount of discussion and argument ringside and Sulaiman asked to personally check the scorecards before the result was announced. The result was then announced in favor of Injin Chin but further arguments took place at ringside. This resulted in the final decision that the result was to be "withheld" until a meeting had taken place between the camps, the WBC and British Boxing Board of Control. This is expected to take place in the next few hours so an official result can be declared for the vacant 126 pound WBC title. (More to follow)
Source=FightNews.com
By Craig Watt at ringside
UPDATE: The majority decision initially announced for Injin Chi has been changed to a majority draw and the title will remain vacant. Apparently it was determined that WBC President Jose Sulaiman made a error in adding up one of the cards. "It was an honest mistake and my mistake alone," said Sulaiman. "It was a terrific contest and there deserves to be a rematch."
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The result of the WBC featherweight title between Michael Brodie and Injin Chi was thrown into controversy in Manchester this evening when WBC President Jose Sulaiman declared 30 minutes after the decision was announced that the result was to be "withheld" following a discrepancy in the judges scorecards after a pulsating 12 round fight in which the Korean Injin Chi was initially declared the winner after a close majority decision of 114-112, 113-112 and a drawn score of 113-113. The fight saw over 1600 punches thrown and Korean Chi dropped Brodie in the second round with a right hand. The action was intense and the fight was one of the best seen in a UK ring in the last 5 years. Both fighters ended the bout covered in blood following what seemed an accidental clash of heads in the first round. After the final bell there was a 10 minute delay in the announcement of the scores and this surrounded a deduction from Brodie?s score in the first round following the clash of heads that appeared accidental. It transpired that referee Daniel Van de Wiele?s instructions to deduct a point from Brodie for this clash designated as Brodie's fault had not been actioned by the judges at the time and thus a deduction took place after the fight had ended. This stirred a huge amount of discussion and argument ringside and Sulaiman asked to personally check the scorecards before the result was announced. The result was then announced in favor of Injin Chin but further arguments took place at ringside. This resulted in the final decision that the result was to be "withheld" until a meeting had taken place between the camps, the WBC and British Boxing Board of Control. This is expected to take place in the next few hours so an official result can be declared for the vacant 126 pound WBC title. (More to follow)
Source=FightNews.com
