Bruce Carrington (13-0, 8 KOs) gained a controversial ten spherical majority choice agaisnt Sulaiman Segawa (17-5-1, 6 KOs) in featherweight motion on Friday evening at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
The New York followers at ringside booed the choice loudly, which was shocking, on condition that Carrington is from there and has a big fanbase. On social media, followers complained nonstop about Carrington being given a present choice.
This was a traditional textbook hometown choice in favor of the New Yorker Carrington, who was given a call that he didn’t deserve. At greatest, Carrington fought effectively sufficient to win three rounds as a result of he was getting dominated by the extra expert and busier Segawa.
The extremely ranked #1 WBA and #2 WBC Carrington got here into the combat as a heavy favourite however was outboxed and out-punched by the extra skilled Segawa in just about each spherical of the combat.
The scores had been 95-95, 97-93, 97-93. Boxing247 saved it for Segawa 99-91. It was that one-sided. The large scores by the judges that had it 97-93 x 2 had been troubling as a result of there’s no probability that Carrington deserved to win, and positively not by these weird scores. Even ESPN’s Tim Bradley was surprised by the scores turned in by the judges.
Segawa, 33, damage Carrington with a scorching left to the top in spherical two after which unloaded on him with an eight-punch combo that had him trying able to go. On the finish of the spherical, Carrington walked again to his nook on shaky legs.
The distress continued for Carrington in rounds three and 4 as Segawa simply evaded his pictures and landed looping punches. Segawa instantly answered the pictures that Carrington did land in twos and threes.
Carrington hardly ever threw punches after the fifth spherical as a result of he didn’t like the ability pictures that Segawa would tag him with instantly. Within the tenth, Carrington tried to mount a comeback however missed all the pieces he threw within the spherical. Segawa landed the higher pictures and appeared just like the clear winner on the finish of the combat.
Prime Rank has two choices after this poor efficiency by Carrington:
- Arrange a rematch to clear up the controversy
- Decelerate Carringtion’s development
