WBC representative in SA, Peter Ngatane, opted for diplomacy when responding to questions about the scoring of judge Eddie Pappoe in the WBC bridgerweight elimination fight between Kevin Lerena and Ryhard Merhy on Saturday night.
Pappoe from Ghana voted for the deserving boxer, but his score of 118-110 left much to be desired. It gave an impression that Lerena, who also took home the WBC silver title, was cruising to win by eight-points margin when it was not the case. ," said Ngatane, who supervised that 12-rounder."Generally, he [Pappoe] is a very good judge. It is unclear what could have swayed his judgment on Saturday.
The winner of a round is determined by effective aggression, ring generalship, defence and scoring the highest quality. That is how most of the rounds were fought between Lerena and Merhy on Saturday night. There were no knockdowns and that has a huge impact on the score. The one who delivers the knockdown punch wins the round by 10-8 points.
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