There was drama over the weekend as Ukrainian heavyweight
boxer, Iago Kiladze, punched the referee Samuel Burgos after he stopped his
encounter with Viktor Faust, a Ukrainian boxer.
Kiladze contested Faust on the undercard of the Luis Ortiz
vs Charles Martin main event on New Year’s Day in Florida.
His fight against Faust was intense right from the first
bell, with both boxers going hell for leather for the win.
Kiladze was stunned early on after receiving a left hook
that dropped him in round one.
Meanwhile, Faust, who had never been dropped previous to
this fight, then got a taste of his own medicine and fell to the canvas after a
sharp counter right from Kiladze not long after he had recovered from the mat.
Both boxers shared five knockdowns between them, which
certainly is not a regular occurrence, particularly so early on in a fight.
Kiladze scored the fourth of the aforementioned five
knockdowns when Faust, 29, was knocked down for just the second time ever, but
it was not until an overhand right dropped Kiladze that the referee stepped in.
The official Burgos asked Kiladze to walk towards him but
when the Ukrainian stumbled, the fight was waved off.
This was met by immense disappointment from the fans, and
even Faust, who was awarded the victory.
He could not hide his confusion at the decision.
However, Kiladze, 35, seemed to take the frustrations out
with a quick jab at Burgos as the official called off the fight.
The act was obviously baffling for viewers around the world
but Burgos was luckily able to see the funny side and laugh off such a bizarre
incident.
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