Team Skipp Scott Files Protest over Controversial ‘Knockout’ Loss to Gerald Washington
Hall of Fame Trainer Jessie Reid and promoter Kerry Daigle of Keeppunching Entertainment say the California Boxing Commission has a clear duty to correct the mistake made by referee Lou Moret in the Skipp "Strictly Business" Scott vs. Gerald Washington fight, held on Thursday, April 3, at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
With the FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes cameras rolling, Reid, who served as co-trainer for Scott, watched as his fighter was dropped to a knee by a legitimate right hand and then knocked out by a hard body shot a full second after his fighter had clearly taken a knee.
The "knockout" victory for Washington came at 1:40 of round two, but according to Reid, the result is clearly in need of fixing.
"It was definitely a foul," said Reid. "Skipp went down, Read more [...]