Fabio Wardley dismisses complaints from Justis Huni’s camp following beautiful knockout victory at Portman Highway | Boxing Information

Fabio Wardley has dismissed complaints from crushed heavyweight rival Justis Huni’s camp over the conclusion of their combat, insisting he would have left the Australian “unconscious” had the bout continued.

Britain’s Wardley had been outperformed at Portman Highway on Saturday night time and trailed on all three judges’ scorecards going into the tenth spherical, however landed a shocking proper hand to ground Huni.

Referee John Latham waved off the bout moments earlier than finishing a full 10-count, with the official showing to have concluded Huni was in no state to proceed.

Following the bout, promoter Mick Francis, who’s a part of Huni’s administration staff, insisted his fighter ought to have been given the possibility to proceed.

Francis mentioned: “He simply waved it off. I am lodging a protest with the WBA.

“It is a ****ing world title, not some combat within the park. They usually did not give Justis Huni the right alternative.”

Taking to social media on Sunday, Wardley posted a video which he instructed confirmed the rely reaching nearly 10 seconds.

Wardley wrote on X: “For academic functions. The rely stars the second Huni hits the canvas. And it is the fourth official exterior the ring that begins the rely and the ref takes his queue from there to the place to start out…”

The Ipswich fighter, who took his skilled document to 19-0-1 as he remained undefeated, then obtained replies to his submit suggesting that the video confirmed the referee waving the bout off inside a 10-second rely.

Wardley responded: “The referee is legally allowed to wave the combat off each time he needs if he would not really feel the fighter is ready to proceed. It is fully at his discretion.

“Simply making the rely is not sufficient. You need to be stable bodily, mentally and persuade the ref that you simply’re all there and are able to proceed. Clearly he wasn’t.

“After which the ref sends him out… I unloaded a barrage of photographs, render him unconscious. Then the ref will get ridiculed for a nasty determination. Which consequence would you like?”

Talking in a press convention shortly after the combat, Huni mentioned he was “not going to kick up a fuss” over the state of affairs.

“It’s what it’s,” Huni mentioned. “I am not going to kick up a fuss about it. It is finished now.

“Fabio, he deserves to take pleasure in his win.

“What are you going to do? Have an enormous argument about it? The choice stays the identical. Credit score to him and I will be again.”

Francis mentioned that Eddie Hearn and Spencer Brown, who’re each additionally a part of Huni’s promotional and administration staff, agreed along with his evaluation that the combat was ended too rapidly.

Talking within the post-fight press convention, Brown mentioned: “We have checked out it – it appears to be like 9 to me.

“I feel they need to have a minimum of given he [Huni] just a little little bit of time. Justis says he was nonetheless groggy however coming to, fairly properly.”