Referee backed over DQ of Andrew Green
Posted: 30 Aug 2016, 16:31
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Australian boxing chief Frank Hadley has backed WA referee Mark Simpson over his decision to disqualify Andrew Green last Friday night.
Simpson found himself in a storm when he threw out the Perth boxer in the sixth and final round of his comeback fight against Aswin Cabuy.
Simpson disqualified Green for persistent fouling which included use of the elbow, throwing his opponent to the floor and finally a low blow. Green had been docked a point for holding the back of Cabuy's head in round five.
To be fair to Green he wasn't the only culprit - renowned spoiler Cabuy also earned Simpson's wrath for transgressing.
With Green ahead on all the judges' cards cards in his first outing in two-and-a-half years, the decision didn't go down well with sections of the crowd.
Simpson, a former pro boxer and kickboxer, explained his action, saying there had been "at least five fouls" from Green and that it was his duty to protect both fighters.
"I felt I had no choice," Simpson said.
Simpson has been supported by Australian National Boxing Federation national secretary Hadley, who is also a WBC-sanctioned referee.
"I thought there was a lot of argument to support what Mark did. I thought he was very patient," Hadley said.
"There were three elbows I saw and at one point Green spun him around and threw him to the canvas. This is professional boxing, not wrestling ... or a street fight.
"Mark asked me if I thought what he'd done was fair. I thought it was more than fair.
"If you look at the tape and see how many fouls were committed by both fighters, it wasn't a clean fight
"I was disappointed with Andy's performance, to be honest. I know him to be a good boxer and a clean boxer. But there can be no complaints about the disqualification. Andy went beyond the pale, I believe."
Australian boxing chief Frank Hadley has backed WA referee Mark Simpson over his decision to disqualify Andrew Green last Friday night.
Simpson found himself in a storm when he threw out the Perth boxer in the sixth and final round of his comeback fight against Aswin Cabuy.
Simpson disqualified Green for persistent fouling which included use of the elbow, throwing his opponent to the floor and finally a low blow. Green had been docked a point for holding the back of Cabuy's head in round five.
To be fair to Green he wasn't the only culprit - renowned spoiler Cabuy also earned Simpson's wrath for transgressing.
With Green ahead on all the judges' cards cards in his first outing in two-and-a-half years, the decision didn't go down well with sections of the crowd.
Simpson, a former pro boxer and kickboxer, explained his action, saying there had been "at least five fouls" from Green and that it was his duty to protect both fighters.
"I felt I had no choice," Simpson said.
Simpson has been supported by Australian National Boxing Federation national secretary Hadley, who is also a WBC-sanctioned referee.
"I thought there was a lot of argument to support what Mark did. I thought he was very patient," Hadley said.
"There were three elbows I saw and at one point Green spun him around and threw him to the canvas. This is professional boxing, not wrestling ... or a street fight.
"Mark asked me if I thought what he'd done was fair. I thought it was more than fair.
"If you look at the tape and see how many fouls were committed by both fighters, it wasn't a clean fight
"I was disappointed with Andy's performance, to be honest. I know him to be a good boxer and a clean boxer. But there can be no complaints about the disqualification. Andy went beyond the pale, I believe."