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Unlike other sports, boxing’s judging system is very complicated. Though there are rules made to score the punches, the absence of fair boundaries has led to several controversial decisions in the past. And it is not something that came up in recent times. Since the sport gained popularity in modern times, its judging system is facing backlash. Not a year passes without boxing critics and fans dragging the judges into the witness box. The main event bout between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall suffered a similar fate. Every highly competitive match ends with a similar controversy. The winner claims he earned it and the one who losses by a small margin take no time in blaming the judges for the loss. Despite this, the sport is still relying on the same process. The reason is clear, we don’t have an alternative to it. But it seems that these excuses will soon be outdated because AI judging of sporting events is likely to take the world by storm soon.

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Modern technology is developing an unbiased and trustworthy system that would deliver the most efficient scorers in the fight. A glimpse of it recently appeared on the Internet. A social media influencer named KEEM reported about this system on Twitter. He shared a clip showing how it would work and wrote, “AI Boxing Tracker in development! Could replace bad judges in future.”

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The user’s caption contained the term “bad judges”, to highlight the several decisions poor decisions made in the past that saw the sheer abuse of the current scoring system. As per ABC, a report found evidence of corruption and manipulation at the Rio Olympics. No doubt such things destroy the credibility of the sport. They are nothing less than a scar on the face of the sport.

When fans came across this new update on social media, they rushed in with comments and reactions. Overall, the AI system drew a mixed reaction.

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How did fans react to the talks of the AI judging system?

A fan wrote, “This could easily be abused and worked around, I doubt it will be implemented.”

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Another fan admired the talks about the modern system. Contrary to the previous fans, he showed a positive attitude and wrote, “This is AI being used for good finally.”

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What do you think of this upcoming modern system of scoring the fight? Do you think it would bring in a positive impact on the sport? Let us know in the comments below.

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