Embarrassing mistake sees wrong fighter declared winner in world title fight Top Rank BoxingBritish boxer Nina Hughes was declared as the winner of her WBA bantamweight title defense against Cherneka Johnson by the ring announcer, only for the decision to be corrected moments later in a hugely awkward moment. After ring announcer Dan Hennessey boomed into his microphone that Hughes had won the fight, there were wild scenes of jubilation from the Brit\u2019s corner. However, Hennessey had to correct himself shortly after as he had mistakenly announced the wrong winner, going on to tell the crowd that it was in fact Johnson who had won the fight by majority decision in Perth, Australia. The scores were read out again and the Hughes camp was left in disbelief as to what they had just witnessed. \u201cI\u2019ve been robbed,\u201d the 41-year-old said. \u201cI just don\u2019t get it. How can they announce I had won and then change the scores? I thought I\u2019d dominated early. I thought she won a few of the later rounds but I felt like I won it comfortably. \u201cI don\u2019t get how you can announce the winner and then change the scores. It\u2019s a joke. I feel like I\u2019ve been robbed big time. There\u2019s got to be a rematch. I didn\u2019t lose that fight.\u201d Speaking later on at her post-fight press conference, Hughes added: \u201cI\u2019ve got no words. I was countering her jabs with three or four shots; I don\u2019t see how you can win a fight just landing a jab when you get hit with three or four shots every time. \u201cThe ring announcer obviously thought I\u2019d won, that is why he looked at the scorecard and announced it that way. So, to have it overturned\u2026\u201d Taking to social media, Hughes posted: \u201cThe dirty side of the sport I love.\u201d Despite the chaotic scenes inside the ring, the judges ruled in Johnson\u2019s favor with scores of 98-92 and 96-94, while the final judge scored the contest as a draw. \u201cI\u2019m not the judge and I\u2019m just glad that they figured out the wrong decision,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cNina was a tough fight. I\u2019m not the judges but I definitely think I won that fight. I\u2019m just over the moon I won this bout.\u201d Hughes has since called for a rematch, something that Johnson has admitted she would be open to. The pair fought on the undercard of Vasiliy Lomachenko vs George Kambosos Jr, where the Ukrainian stopped the Australian in the 11th round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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