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Mwando, after dominating nine rounds, appeared to have lost it all in the 10th round when his opponent Makawa launched a late rally to knock Mwando down. After absorbing many punches in the 10th round, Mwando spat out his gum-shield, forcing referee, Julie Milole, to order the pair to go to neutral corners. However, Makawa was irked as he felt that Mwando was buying time to regain composure, he then launched an attack before the referee had called for the fight to continue and struck Mwando. At this moment, Mwando said he could not fight anymore as he helplessly knelt in the ring. As Makawa’s corner was rejoicing, they were left stunned and dejected when Chief Jury, Mbachichi Nyirenda, announced that they would refer to the scorecards because the challenger committed a foul. “I went into the ring to consult on what was happening and I was told that Mwando could not continue with the fight because of the foul. In this case, the rule states that if the fight did not go beyond round seven, we were supposed to call it a no-contest,” Nyirenda told the audience. “The rule further stipulates that if the fight went beyond round four, then we either disqualify the boxer, who commits the foul, or be lenient and refer to the score cards.”