Combat fans are familiar with the idea of bad officiating in fights owing to the recent controversial decisions that have taken place in MMA and boxing as well. While some of them have been extremely controversial, to say the least, there are a few officials who have often left fans and viewers bewildered with their decisions inside the ring or the cage.

In one such instance, a clip of a boxing referee and his stoppage of a fight has now gone viral on the internet. Posted on Twitter by a popular page dedicated to street fights and brawls, this video didn’t go down too well with their followers due to the bewildering stoppage by the referee.

Clip showing untimely stoppage by a boxing official goes viral

The clip posted by ‘Fight Haven’ on Twitter showed two boxers squaring off as one of them relentlessly attacked the other. While he threw a flurry of punches, his opponent surprisingly showed great defensive technique by ducking and weaving most of them. Although cornered, his anticipation and out-of-the-ordinary head movement kept him away from the punches while also looking impressive while doing it.

But what followed left fans baffled as the referee stepped in, waving his hand and putting a stop to the fight. The official shockingly felt that the boxer, despite his defense, was hurt enough to not continue.

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The fighter’s reaction following this displayed his frustration at the scenario and, naturally, even fans were left shocked at the turn of events.

Fans slam the referee for his decision

As the clip started going viral, multiple reactions from fans poured in. The Twitter thread was filled with people slamming the referee for his poor officiating, with some going as far as to call him the worst referee. A few others even wondered if he had vested interests in the fight. Let’s take a look at some of the best ones so far.

One reaction answered the original question that was mentioned in the tweet as the individual dubbed the official the “worst referee”. 

“Yes this may be the worst referee I’ve ever seen,” he wrote.

Another fan called for the referee to be “fired immediately”  as a result of his poor decision.

Another tweet remarked on the need for a system that could help overturn bad decisions such as this.

A few jokes also found their way in as one fan had a hilarious take on it.

Someone also wondered if the referee was paid off to make this decision.

Most of the responses shared the exact same sentiment as they all bashed the official.

One comment summed up the entire scenario as he called it an “appalling” decision from the ref.

Another fan even made a Floyd Mayweather reference because of Mayweather’s elite defensive skills.

This stoppage could undoubtedly go down as one of the most bewildering ones in recent history. While bad decisions are no doubt part and parcel of combat sports, this one clearly was one that even ardent fans of boxing couldn’t comprehend as to why it happened.

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