Tulsa scandal: referee overturns knockout

The scandalous mistake of the referee occurred during Saturday evening in Tulsa in the duel of Israil Madrimov (6-0, 5 KOs) and Eric Walker (20-3, 9 KOs). In the ninth round of the fight, the Uzbek struck a powerful left hook on his opponent and sent him in a clear knockout. However, referee Gary Ritter decided that Madrimov in the final phase of his actions hit Walker in the jaw with his shoulder, and gave the American a 5-minute break to recover. The fight finally resumed and Israel Madrimov won on points 116-111, 116-110, 116-110.