The World Boxing Association (AMB) You will receive in the next few hours a formal appeal that questions the result of the fight for the interim world light heavyweight championship.
The British fighter’s work team Lerrone Richards seeks that the organism review the judges’ decision after their confrontation against the Venezuelan Albert Ramirez in the city of Montreal, Canada.
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The fight was held in the ring of the Online casino in Montreal last Thursday, June 4, where the final cards They decreed the triumph of the South American by means of a divided decision.
“Lerrone Richards modified into once ROBBED vs. Albert Ramirez.” ?
?? “Those rounds I’m giving him are glaring rounds for me. He’s gone to Canada and he’s been robbed of what would’ve been an immense kickstart to his occupation.”
Lerrone Richards modified into once fully shafted by the judges’ scorecards ? pic.twitter.com/K1vpOUjTO8
— Ade Oladipo (@ade_oladipo1) June 6, 2026
The controversy broke out because various sector analysts considered that the European challenger managed the pace of the fight for most of the twelve scheduled rounds.
The controversy on the judges’ cards
During the reading of the official results of the fight, Judge Nicolás Esnault gave a score of 116-112 to Richards’ preference. However, judges Rodolfo Aguilar and Ricardo Duncan agreed in grant identical records of 115-113 to declare Albert Ramírez the winnerwhich generated mixed reactions among the public present at the Canadian venue.
Given this outcome, Richards and his representation company, S-Jam, held a meeting in London to define the legal actions to follow. The team determined that the corresponding appeal before the AMB within a period of no more than forty eight hours to demand that the performance of table officials be evaluated.
In statements given to the specialized magazine The Ringthe British challenger described the impact of the decision on his non-public environment. “Honestly, the last few days have flown by. It’s been three days and everything has been very confusing. I wake up every morning and it’s almost like I’m thinking, ‘Has this really happened?’. It was a robbery, as simple as that,” said the rather frustrated Briton when analyzing the verdict.
The technical argument of Richards’ team
The 33-year-old boxer maintains that The hitting statistics show a clear advantage to his preference that should have been reflected in the final result. In his talk with The Ring, he detailed that his combat blueprint was executed with precision, limiting the interim champion’s offensive throughout the different stages of the light heavyweight fight.
“I need justice in this because he didn’t win the fight. I got to watch it again and, even though I’m hard on myself, I won that fight 10-2 in rounds, at worst it was 9-3. That’s enough to win a fight, it’s not even close.. I think that the result should be annulled and, if not, it should be declared null, because that should not appear in my record. The correct thing would be to order an immediate rematch for the belt,” Richards stated to The Ring.
Background to a mandatory rescheduling
The rivalry between the challenger and Albert Ramirez It should have been originally resolved on February 5. However, the card was suspended just 24 hours before the official weigh-in. because the Venezuelan boxer was diagnosed with acute appendicitis which required emergency surgical intervention.
After completing the medical recovery process of Albert Ramirezthe WBA rescheduled the confrontation for June 4.
The fight met the public’s expectations in terms of technique, but the final verdict of the judges left open an administrative dispute which will be resolved in the offices of the boxing entity.
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