The WBA upholds Usyk-Dubois decision – World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) dominated that the ruling of the bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois, held final August 26, will stand after having completely studied the attraction made by Queensberry Promotions. 

The bout that passed off in Wrocław, Poland, ended with victory for WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who additionally defended his WBO, IBF and IBO belts in that bout. 

On September 4, the corporate representing Dubois emailed the WBA indicating that Queensberry desired to have the end result of the bout reversed because of the referee’s motion for a punch they thought of low within the fifth spherical.

Queensberry Promotions despatched all of the paperwork with their arguments to think about a reversal of the end result. These had been despatched to Usyk’s representatives, the IBF and the WBO. On September 12, Usyk’s crew acknowledged receipt of the attraction and their response, through which they addressed their arguments and numerous issues in regards to the combat. 

The supervisors of the combat had been Carlos Ortiz (IBF), Ed Levine (IBO), Thomas Puetz (WBO) and Jesper Jensen (WBA). The supervisor of the pioneer physique, Jensen, decided that referee Luis Pabón made the right resolution relating to the punch which he thought of an unintentional low blow. 

With the supervisor’s opinion, the WBA determined to ship the case to the Worldwide Officers Committee, who on September 11, issued their evaluation and located that there was no clear and conclusive proof that the unique resolution made by Pabon on Dubois’ punch to Usyk was fallacious. In addition they concluded that no TV clip had proof that the choice was incorrect. As well as, they asserted that “the unique resolution of the low blow should stand, as there is no such thing as a indispensable proof to show in any other case.”

Alternatively, the WBA guidelines decide that the choice of a low blow  and whether or not a boxer who receives it could actually proceed are strict competences of the referee and he’s the one one licensed to make these choices. 

After finding out all of the paperwork, the conclusions of all of the situations and the inner guidelines of the WBA, it was decided that the attraction doesn’t proceed and the choice of the combat stands with the victory and protection of the champion Usyk.