Tszyu and Mahoney camps exchange verbal barbs after controversial draw
While Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney were gracious towards each other, the same could not be said about their respective promoters in a testy post-script.
The verbal tensions between the camps of Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney intensified following a controversial split draw at the IBF super welterweight world-title eliminator in Gold Coast. Mahoney, who claimed the result was a hard pill to swallow, stated that any rematch with Tszyu would not occur on a No Limit Boxing card. Tszyu's promoter, George Rose, defended his company's integrity and challenged Mahoney's corner to meet him out front to resolve the dispute.
Despite Tszyu conceding that Mahoney was the better boxer, Rose refused to back down, asserting that the scorecard was not right and that a review of the scoring was necessary. Mahoney's promoter, Mick Francis, echoed Rose's sentiments, expressing his intention to seek an official review of the scoring awarded by experienced judge Phillip Holliday, who gave the fight to Tszyu 117-111.
The contentious outcome left more questions than answers, as the bout witnessed two unbeaten Australians engaging in a back-and-forth match that saw Mahoney defy the odds and leave Tszyu battered in the final rounds.
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