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Boxing announcer Dan Hennessey retires after naming wrong winner: 'No longer the world's punching bag'

Related Topics: Nina Hughes, Cherneka Johnson

One of the most bizarre boxing scenes in recent memory is going to end a career.

Four days after a debacle that drew comparisons to the "Moonlight" Oscars gaffe and Steve Harvey naming the wrong Miss Universe, boxing announcer Dan Hennessey announced he will be hanging up his microphone. The former U.S. Marine cited the toll the incident had on his mental health.

Hennessey became infamous on Saturday when he announced the winner of a bout between WBA bantamweight champion Nina Hughes and former IBF super bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson. Reading the scorecards into the microphone, he announced Hughes as the winner by majority decision.