By Mike Parrott
An incredible knockdown was somehow deemed a slip yesterday in a DAZN fight-night card. Israil Madrimov won the fight but should've finished it much earlier than the ultimate result.
Junior middleweight prospect Israil Madrimov was bizarrely robbed of a potential knockout on Saturday despite cruising to a unanimous decision win over Eric Walker.
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In the middle of the ninth round, Madrimov landed an incredible left-hook to Walker's face, knocking him down. However, the referee deemed it as a slip from Walker, somehow.
The 12-round bout, which took place on the street in a unique setting in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, looked like it could've been called in Round 9 when Madrimov (6-0, 5 KOs) landed a leaping left hook that dropped Walker in the corner and pinned him under the ropes and turnbuckle.
Fans on Twitter were completely baffled by the decision, with it being so horribly wrong.
However, referee Gary Ritter ruled the knockdown as a push, despite replays showing it was clearly a punch. Incredibly, Walker (20-3, 9 KOs) was given a full five minutes to recover and was allowed to continue.
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A native of Uzbekistan, Madrimov went on to take home judges' scores of 116-111, 116-110 and 116-110 despite being robbed of his perfect knockout streak. Ritter also later took a point from Madrimov.
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