Mitchell Kane
06-06-2008, 11:40 AM
From Dan Rafael:
• Technology is coming to boxing in Japan, where the national commission has agreed to use instant replay in certain situations during WBC title bouts, the sanctioning body announced. The WBC adopted the use of replay during its annual convention in November, but it not used in most jurisdictions. One of the instances replay would be used is to determine the cause of a cut. The WBC cited a January bout in Japan between bantamweight titlist Hozumi Hasegawa and Simone Maludrottu. Hasagawa sustained a large cut on his eyelid. The referee didn't see the head butt that caused it and ruled that it was from a punch. But during the minute between rounds, replays in the arena showed it was caused by a butt to his head. The decision ultimately went to Hasegawa, but had the fight been stopped on the cut, he would have lost his belt.
• Technology is coming to boxing in Japan, where the national commission has agreed to use instant replay in certain situations during WBC title bouts, the sanctioning body announced. The WBC adopted the use of replay during its annual convention in November, but it not used in most jurisdictions. One of the instances replay would be used is to determine the cause of a cut. The WBC cited a January bout in Japan between bantamweight titlist Hozumi Hasegawa and Simone Maludrottu. Hasagawa sustained a large cut on his eyelid. The referee didn't see the head butt that caused it and ruled that it was from a punch. But during the minute between rounds, replays in the arena showed it was caused by a butt to his head. The decision ultimately went to Hasegawa, but had the fight been stopped on the cut, he would have lost his belt.