The Nevada State Athletic Commission’s use of instant replay produced anything but an instant result, and now Bob Bennett is responding to critics of how they handled last Saturday’s Joshua Franco vs. Andrew Moloney fight.
Franco was unable to continue due to a badly swollen right eye, which referee Russell Mora deemed was caused by a significant headbutt. Since the fight ended after just two rounds, the bout was ruled a no contest and was ineligible to go to the scorecards.
Controversy arose when the commission went to instant replay and we didn’t hear an official verdict for 26 minutes, which made for terrible television and certainly didn’t suggest a streamlined process.