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It was revealed one of the three judges, Chris Condon, was a former cornerman for Tszyu’s famous father Kostya, and Tszyu had been training at Condon's gym in the lead-up to the fight.

Another judge, Phil Holiday, had also been heard telling people he thought Horn could lose via cuts. Under boxing regulations, judges are not allowed to make public or private comments about an upcoming fight they are officiating so as to protect its integrity.reports sanctioning bodies the IBF and WBO were angry at the revelations and demanded a “please explain”. But despite the angst, there will be no changes to the judging panel.

"When a judge is asked for an opinion on a fight, he should always say, 'I can't have an opinion, I'm an official for the fight'. That wasn't the case here and there has been some serious lessons learned," Rushton said. "Also, if I was a judge on a fight, I certainly wouldn't have one of the fighters training in my gym. That's another lesson … you must remain distant from both competitors.

"One of the reasons we didn't change officials this morning is because I was told we couldn't change one, we'd have to change two. I certainly don't want officials flying up here at the last minute, under pressure, and I didn't want to see headlines like 'Horn's officials fly in'."We've never been after any advantage, we just want a fair go. We want the best man to win on the night. But what was said had to be said.

Utterly pathetic. Childish. Embarrassing.

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