{"id":298388,"date":"2023-11-26T01:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T01:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=298388"},"modified":"2023-11-26T01:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T01:24:46","slug":"fans-hit-out-at-atrocious-scorecards-after-katie-taylors-epic-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/fans-hit-out-at-atrocious-scorecards-after-katie-taylors-epic-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans hit out at &apos;atrocious&apos; scorecards after Katie Taylor&apos;s epic win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boxing fans hit out at &#8216;atrocious&#8217; scorecards after Katie Taylor&#8217;s epic fight against Chantelle Cameron as the home hero regains her light-welterweight title in Dublin<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fans share displeasure for judges scorecards after Katie Taylor&#8217;s victory\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Taylor regained the light-welterweight\u00a0title after beating Chantelle Cameron<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why rivals Hearn and Warren may be forced to work together MORE &#8211; The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boxing fans have blast the judges&#8217; scorecards after\u00a0Katie Taylor regained the light-welterweight title by defeating Chantelle Cameron\u00a0&#8211; with some calling them &#8216;atrocious&#8217; and &#8216;the worst they have ever seen&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>After an epic fight that went the distance, Taylor won via majority decision to become undisputed super-lightweight champion &#8211; avenging her loss from May &#8211; in front of 13,000 fans at Dublin&#8217;s 3 Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the Bray Bomber edging the contest, eyebrows were raised at the scorecards that each told a different story of what happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The vastly different scores saw one judge score the fight with a justified 96-94 in Taylor&#8217;s favour, another judge scoring it all square with a 95-95 result, while the third saw the winner much more dominant by giving it 98-92 in the new champion&#8217;s favour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing the scores, fans vented their displeasure with the results and questioned how they could vary so much.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78238075-12791463-image-a-180_1700956932443.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katie Taylor beat rival Chantelle Cameron but fans questioned how the judges scored the bout<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78237781-12791463-Taylor_was_looking_to_engage_at_close_quarters_while_Cameron_was-a-181_1700957193961.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s win was scored 98-92 by one judge, which was described as &#8216;scandalous&#8217; by one post<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78238185-12791463-image-a-182_1700957342181.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>How the judges scorecards looks after the fight and each scored the bout rather differently\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Atrocious scorecards as to be expected. What is the point?&#8217; One blunt post read, aimed squarely at the result of the three judges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Equally as scathing was another fan&#8217;s view, who didn&#8217;t hold back on seeing how one of the judges scored the fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think 98 &#8211; 92 Taylor may genuinely be one of the worst scorecards I&#8217;ve ever seen in the sport,&#8217; they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The displeasure continued to flow across social media and another account called the scores &#8216;scandalous&#8217; and questioned what it does for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;After an incredible fight, it is such a shame that the scorecards were all over the place.&#8217; Read the post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78238181-12791463-image-a-184_1700957418799.jpg\" height=\"190\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78238177-12791463-image-a-185_1700957420816.jpg\" height=\"162\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/00\/78238183-12791463-image-a-183_1700957415489.jpg\" height=\"189\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were not happy with the final scores and took to social media to air their views on it\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No way you can score that bout 98-92 in favour of Katie Taylor. A scandalous scorecard that does boxing no favours.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The victory was redemption for the 37-year-old, who had lost on her first homecoming earlier this year, and was clearly emotional upon winning back her title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She took a lap of honour around the ring after her win and fist pumped the air, before bursting into tears as she addressed the Dublin crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor said: &#8216;Oh my gosh. two weight undisputed champion, that sounds very nice! That was the longest six months of my life waiting. This is my real homecoming.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/01\/78237757-12791463-Taylor_defied_all_of_the_odds_and_beat_Cameron_to_become_a_three-a-2_1700961488200.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor defied all of the odds and beat Cameron to become a three-division world champion<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Whoever wrote me off doesn&#8217;t know very well. Don&#8217;t ever doubt me. The last fight you saw the worst of me and the best of Chantelle and it was still a close fight. Tonight you saw the real me and nobody can beat me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let&#8217;s get the triolgoy at Croke Park!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor went on to speak about Cameron, she said:\u00a0&#8216;It takes two to tango. Chantelle is a phenomenal champion and deserves everything she gets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She&#8217;s a legend herself. Two legends could form the first trilogy in women&#8217;s boxing,&#8217; Taylor adds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You learn the most from your losses. That&#8217;s where growth happens. Just go again, never give up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12791463\/One-worst-Ive-seen-Fans-hit-atrocious-scorecards-Katie-Taylors-epic-fight-against-Chantelle-Cameron-home-hero-regains-light-welterweight-title-Dublin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing fans hit out at &#8216;atrocious&#8217; scorecards after Katie Taylor&#8217;s epic fight against Chantelle Cameron as the home hero regains her light-welterweight title in Dublin Fans share displeasure for judges scorecards after Katie Taylor&#8217;s victory\u00a0 Taylor regained the light-welterweight\u00a0title after beating Chantelle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fans hit out at &amp;apos;atrocious&amp;apos; 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