Lee Haskins vs. Ryan Burnett
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Lee Haskins 117 lbs lost to Ryan Burnett 117 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2017-06-10
- Location: The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Referee: Marcus McDonnell
- Judge: Dave Parris 107-119
- Judge: Clark Sammartino 108-118
- Judge: Jerry Jakubco 107-119
- Aired On: Sky Sports
- IBF World bantamweight title (2nd defence by Haskins)
Notes
- The fight was announced as a split decision, as two judges had Burnett winning 119-107 but a third, Clark Sammartino, had him Burnett losing 118-108 although Burnett was a clear winner.
- An IBF statement said there had been an "error with the scorecards" and the decision should have been unanimous. "An error of this nature and at this level of the sport should not have occurred," it added in a statement "One of the scores after each round was recorded on the individual scorecards for the incorrect fighter."
- After the fight, British Boxing Board of Control general secretary Robert Smith told BBC Sport Sammartino "won't be coming back".