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WE WUZ ROBBED!!!
"WE WUZ ROBBED ! :
Chavit Singson expresses outrage over ruling
‘The world wants to see this match.
We want it as soon as possible.’
Charly Suarez has moved on from the heartbreaking loss to Mexican banger Emanuel Navarrete and is looking forward to a rematch.
But Suarez’s camp hasn’t with chief handler--Ilocos political kingpin Luis “Chavit” Singson--leading the charge in assailing the controversial eighth-round technical decision victory handed over to Navarrete after their San Diego showdown last 10 May.
“We got rigged. Everyone thought we had won the fight but only the referee and the ringside doctor went against us,” Singson told reporters during a Q&A with reporters on Sunday at his Quezon City residence.
“Instead of giving us the fight, they ruled it a No-Contest,” said Singson, who is now keeping his fingers crossed that the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) would change the technical decision defeat by Suarez to a technical knockout (TKO) victory and not a No-Contest.
Suarez returned from the United States last Friday, still reeling from the harrowing experience but apparently overjoyed by the massive support he has been receiving after his gutsy showing against the heavily-favored Navarrete.
Referee Ed Collantes called a halt to the fight just one second into the eighth round upon the recommendation of ringside physician Robert Ruelaz after examining Navarrete’s cut for the third time.
Collantes had ruled earlier that the nasty gash above Navarrete’s left eyebrow was caused by an accidental clash of heads and not a punch.
But repeated high-definition television replays later revealed that the cut was opened by Suarez’s left hand, leaving some officials at Top Rank, the promotional outfit that staged the fight, to assure Suarez and his handlers that a rematch is in the offing.
But there is no timeline yet since the CSAC is still meeting on 2 June to discuss the protest filed by Suarez.
Singson said he would like to see the CSAC issue the correct ruling, stressing that he doesn’t have any issues with a rematch, or even a third fight if the need arises.
The boxing world raised a howl over the official decision and Filipino-American Ric Navalta, who represented Singson in America, insists the holding a second meeting is the right thing to do.
"The world wants to see this match. We want it as soon as possible,” he said.
Delfin Boholst, who trains Suarez, swears his fighter was on his way to stopping Navarrete but their luck just ran out.
“The reason they stopped the fight even if the severity of the cut was not that serious was because they all knew Navarrete was leading on the scorecards,” Boholst said.
“Charly was finding his range and it was just a matter of time before he scores a stoppage,” added Boholst, who joined Suarez during their national team days.
Suarez, 36, feels he was supremely confident of scoring a TKO.
“His punches were no longer that strong unlike in the first three rounds when I really felt them,” Suarez said.
As the CSAC deliberate on the case, Suarez’s outlook is one of pushing forward.
“As a boxer, my role is to fight and win. The decision’s not within my control but I am hoping that the decision (by the CSAC) is going to be favorable.”
Regardless of what happens, Suarez would welcome another chance to slug with Navarrete.
Asked whether it’s going to be easier the second time around, Suarez answered in the negative.
“No, it’s not. It’s going to be a tough fight,” he said calmly.
Meanwhile, the entire team is still raging over the result.
*story courtesy of Nick Giongco of the Daily Tribune
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