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WBO tweet: Nothing fraudulent about Pacquiao-Horn bout

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<h3>GAB prefers to wait for official decision </h3>The international boxing body that sanctioned the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn world welterweight title fight over the weekend said there is no need to overturn the result because the officials assigned to the match didn&#x27;t break any rules.Horn won via unanimous decision on Sunday, an outcome that broke the Internet.But the World Boxing Organization tweeted on Tuesday that it didn&#x27;t see anything wrong with the way the fight was officiated or scored.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">The discretion of a referee or judge cannot be reversed, except in a case of fraud or violation of laws which is not the case in Pac vs Horn— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldBoxingOrg/status/882297064780156928">July 4, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Two judges — Chris Flores and Ramon Cerdan — scored the bout 115-113, while Waleska Roldan had it 117-111, a total that upset many fight fans.A day after the fight, the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), a government body tasked to regulate professional sporting events involving Filipino athletes, <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/04/17/ph-sports-regulatory-body-wants-pacquiao-horn-bout-probed-for-possible-errors">filed a formal complaint to the WBO</a> to investigate the outcome of the bout.Pacquiao echoed the GAB&#x27;s sentiments, but the WBO suggested that it would be best for him to settle the score inside the ring.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">The contract for Pac vs Horn provides a rematch clause, which the WBO is in accordance if the promoters decide to move forward.— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldBoxingOrg/status/882297358087794696">July 4, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>GAB chairman Baham Mitra said on Thursday he is aware of the tweets, but would rather wait for a formal response by the WBO.Mitra said he spoke to the chairman of the WBO Asia-Pacific, Leon Panoncilo Jr., regarding the WBO&#x27;s tweets to confirm their veracity.“Ang sabi hindi pa raw nakikita ng presidente (ng WBO) ang request namin,” Mitra said.According to Mitra, Panoncilo informed GAB that its request will first go through the WBO’s grievance committee before a decision is announced.“So hihintayin muna namin ang formal na reply sa sulat natin. Kasi lumalabas sa Twitter na turned down kami, e wala pa kaming nari-receive na message from Paco (Varcarcel, WBO president),” said Mitra, who earlier this week sought possible sanctions on the match officials &quot;if warranted.&quot;Mitra said Horn wasn&#x27;t warned by referee Mark Nelson for butting heads with Pacquiao.Although the WBO does not deduct points for headbutts, the GAB chief stressed that Nelson should have at least prevented Horn from taking undue advantage against Pacquiao.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

GAB chairman Baham Mitra said on Thursday he is aware of the tweets, but would rather wait for a formal response by the WBO.

GAB chairman Baham Mitra said on Thursday he is aware of the tweets, but would rather wait for a formal response by the WBO.

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WBO tweet: Nothing fraudulent about Pacquiao-Horn bout

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 06, 2017 07:12 PM PHT

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Updated July 06, 2017 07:57 PM PHT

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