Unanimous vote by five judges
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| Manny Pacquiao (L) of the Philippines exchanges blows with Timothy Bradley (R) of the US during their WBO welterweight title match at the MGM Grand Arena on June 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
The
special five-man panel tasked by World Boxing Organization (WBO)
president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel to review the controversial Manny
Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley WBO welterweight title fight has reached the
conclusion that the Filipino did indeed win the June 9 bout.
According to RingTV, all five members of the panel reviewed the bout and all scored it in favor of the Filipino ring icon. Two judges scored it 117-111, while the other three scored it 118-110, 116-112, and 115-113.
Bradley won Pacquiao's welterweight belt via a split decision, with two judges scoring it 115-113 for the American and a third scoring it 115-113 for Pacquiao. The decision sparked massive outrage within the boxing community and even had two United States senators pushing for the creation of a national boxing commission to regulate the sport, prompting Valcarcel to order a review.
The panel's findings generally reflect the sentiment of boxing observers who were at ringside, almost all of whom had Pacquiao winning by various margins. Top Rank head Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters and who called for an investigation of the bout, called the findings a "Solomon-like conclusion".
Despite the panel's findings, WBO rules cannot allow
the decision to be overturned. The most the boxing body can do,
according to Valcarcel, is to order a rematch, something Arum has
recently said he is no longer keen on doing.According to RingTV, all five members of the panel reviewed the bout and all scored it in favor of the Filipino ring icon. Two judges scored it 117-111, while the other three scored it 118-110, 116-112, and 115-113.
Bradley won Pacquiao's welterweight belt via a split decision, with two judges scoring it 115-113 for the American and a third scoring it 115-113 for Pacquiao. The decision sparked massive outrage within the boxing community and even had two United States senators pushing for the creation of a national boxing commission to regulate the sport, prompting Valcarcel to order a review.
The panel's findings generally reflect the sentiment of boxing observers who were at ringside, almost all of whom had Pacquiao winning by various margins. Top Rank head Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters and who called for an investigation of the bout, called the findings a "Solomon-like conclusion".
Source: yahoo.com
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