{"id":298213,"date":"2023-11-26T01:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T01:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=298213"},"modified":"2023-11-26T01:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T01:24:42","slug":"fans-hit-out-at-atrocious-scorecards-after-katie-taylors-epic-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/fans-hit-out-at-atrocious-scorecards-after-katie-taylors-epic-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans hit out at 'atrocious' scorecards after Katie Taylor's epic win"},"content":{"rendered":"
Boxing fans have blast the judges’ scorecards after\u00a0Katie Taylor regained the light-welterweight title by defeating Chantelle Cameron\u00a0– with some calling them ‘atrocious’ and ‘the worst they have ever seen’.<\/p>\n
After an epic fight that went the distance, Taylor won via majority decision to become undisputed super-lightweight champion – avenging her loss from May – in front of 13,000 fans at Dublin’s 3 Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, despite the Bray Bomber edging the contest, eyebrows were raised at the scorecards that each told a different story of what happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The vastly different scores saw one judge score the fight with a justified 96-94 in Taylor’s favour, another judge scoring it all square with a 95-95 result, while the third saw the winner much more dominant by giving it 98-92 in the new champion’s favour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon seeing the scores, fans vented their displeasure with the results and questioned how they could vary so much.<\/p>\n
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Katie Taylor beat rival Chantelle Cameron but fans questioned how the judges scored the bout<\/p>\n
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Taylor’s win was scored 98-92 by one judge, which was described as ‘scandalous’ by one post<\/p>\n
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How the judges scorecards looks after the fight and each scored the bout rather differently\u00a0<\/p>\n
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‘Atrocious scorecards as to be expected. What is the point?’ One blunt post read, aimed squarely at the result of the three judges.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Equally as scathing was another fan’s view, who didn’t hold back on seeing how one of the judges scored the fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I think 98 – 92 Taylor may genuinely be one of the worst scorecards I’ve ever seen in the sport,’ they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The displeasure continued to flow across social media and another account called the scores ‘scandalous’ and questioned what it does for the sport.<\/p>\n
‘After an incredible fight, it is such a shame that the scorecards were all over the place.’ Read the post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Fans were not happy with the final scores and took to social media to air their views on it\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘No way you can score that bout 98-92 in favour of Katie Taylor. A scandalous scorecard that does boxing no favours.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The victory was redemption for the 37-year-old, who had lost on her first homecoming earlier this year, and was clearly emotional upon winning back her title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a lap of honour around the ring after her win and fist pumped the air, before bursting into tears as she addressed the Dublin crowd.<\/p>\n
Taylor said: ‘Oh my gosh. two weight undisputed champion, that sounds very nice! That was the longest six months of my life waiting. This is my real homecoming.<\/p>\n
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Taylor defied all of the odds and beat Cameron to become a three-division world champion<\/p>\n
‘Whoever wrote me off doesn’t know very well. Don’t ever doubt me. The last fight you saw the worst of me and the best of Chantelle and it was still a close fight. Tonight you saw the real me and nobody can beat me.<\/p>\n
‘Let’s get the triolgoy at Croke Park!’<\/p>\n
Taylor went on to speak about Cameron, she said:\u00a0‘It takes two to tango. Chantelle is a phenomenal champion and deserves everything she gets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘She’s a legend herself. Two legends could form the first trilogy in women’s boxing,’ Taylor adds.<\/p>\n
‘You learn the most from your losses. That’s where growth happens. Just go again, never give up.’<\/p>\n