Krzysztof Głowacki representatives at Knockout Promotions have released a video of the controversial moments surrounding the Pole’s loss to Mairis Briedis.
The now-former WBO cruiserweight title holder was the victim of a complete injustice on Saturday night as Briedis took the championship in Riga.
From the second round onwards, officials lost control of the contest.
Glowacki vs Briedis mess
First, Glowacki hit Briedis on the back of the head, something referee Robert Byrd would undoubtedly have addressed.
Byrd didn’t get the chance to act, though. Before he could split them completely after yelling ‘stop,’ Briedis whacked Glowacki with a solid elbow to the jaw.
Wrongly, Glowacki milked the incident. However, there’s no doubt the blow would have had an effect. For his part, Byrd told Glowacki to get to his feet, and rightly so.
But what then followed sunk the contest firmly into farce.
Dazed, Glowacki fought on. With 20 seconds left of the round, Briedis caught Glowacki with a solid punch. As Glowacki buckled, Briedis bashed him on the back of the head with a crunching rabbit punch.
By this time, Briedis’ corner was seen infringing in the corner as they expected the fight to be over.
Getting to his feet, Glowacki bravely fought on. But when the bell sounded furious – Briedis knocked him down again after the round.
Almost ten seconds over the three minutes, Glowacki went down hard, and once again, Briedis’s corner was already in the ring.
It seems as though they were attempting to flag Byrd about the bell situation, which was the ringside officials’ job.
CHAOS
A ten count then ensued before Glowacki was allowed back to his corner. Byrd then attempted to stop the fight. Chaos in the arena meant the move wasn’t noticed, and Byrd let the fight continue.
Round three begins and Glowacki, stunned from the previously late blow at 3:10 of round two, is quickly taken out.
Team Glowacki has filed an official protest. The evidence presented by Knockout Promotions is clear and should hopefully be addressed by the WBO soon.
At this point, President Paco Valcarcel is yet to recognize any wrongdoing by Briedis on the night.
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