The British Boxing Board of Control has cleared judge Terry O’Connor from any wrongdoing in the recent Lewis Ritson vs. Miguel Vazquez fight.
Official Statement: British Boxing Board of Control Judge Mr. Terry O’Connor appeared before the Stewards of the Board to discuss his performance at the tournament held on 17th October 2020 at the East of England Showground Arena, Peterborough.
Allegations made on social media and the print media as to Mr. O’Connor using a mobile telephone or similar handheld device were considered.
Following extensive consideration of footage and Mr. O’Connor’s evidence supplied, the Stewards are satisfied that Mr. O’Connor was not in possession of any telephone or handheld device whilst carrying out his duties as a Judge in the contest between Lewis Ritson and Miguel Vazquez and his scoring of said bout was not affected in any way.
In addition, Mr. O’Connor’s scoring of the bout was considered and whilst judging a contest is subjective and following Mr. O’Connor’s explanation of how he scored the bout, the Stewards are satisfied that Mr. O’Connor’s final score reflected his own opinion of the contest.
So then what we all saw, we didn’t see after all? More like a figment of our imagination?
Wonder what the US Boxing Athletic Board thinks of Julie Lederman using her cell phone during a match she was judging? My guess? Nothing…
This is why women shouldn’t be allowed to judge boxing matches since they are notorious cell phone addicts.
Julie is a competent honest judge. Your sexist comment is disgusting. Just macho BS.
How can this happen? When a boxer plays up he/she is dealt with accordingly. Why not the same with refs and officials? This judge is clearly holdind a phone and he clearly judged that fight horribly. Very dissatisfied with this outcome.
Corruption at the highest levels. Makes me sick.
What an embarrassment the BBBC are. And I’m British. The issue of him actually having the phone wasn’t in question. There are clear photos of him on the smart phone while the fighters are boxing. The issue was, what would the board do about it? Well there’s the answer. Absolutely nothing!
The issue of the rubbish scoring aside, there’s the bigger issue of people maybe getting brain damage while he’s not watching.
Unreal!
If you fill out the scorecard before the fight there is no real need to watch it.
Boxing’s judging problem won’t be solved while judges remain untouchable.
Obvious BBBC is a criminal organisation – back in the days the Krays ran the shop – looks like absolutely nothing has changed. Who would have thought boxing and crime could be so closely linked.