Referee twice rejects towel throw before fighter's knockout
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 10:32 · Archive
Referee Amy Pu rejected two attempts by Dan Garber's corner to throw in the towel before he was knocked out.
Referee Amy Pu twice rejected Dan Garber's corner's attempts to end the fight by throwing in the towel during the heavyweight bout between Garber, 41, and Irish prospect Adam Olaniyan, 20, on the undercard of Daniel Dubois versus Fabio Wardley 2 at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
Garber was knocked down after being heavily struck at the start of the second round. As he was counted to eight, his corner threw in the towel, the traditional signal to end a fight. However, Pu kicked the towel out of the ring and the bout continued. Garber got to his feet, but Olaniyan immediately landed another heavy right hand. Garber's corner threw in the towel again; again, Pu rejected it.
Olaniyan then unleashed a flurry of further punches, sending Garber to the canvas. Pu then stopped the fight as a technical knockout. Both outlets note that it is rare for referees to overrule a corner's decision to end a bout, though the British Boxing Board of Control regulations state that the towel does not automatically end a fight and referees retain authority to decide when to do so. Garber was seen receiving oxygen ringside after the contest.
How it is being reported
- Britain's only female boxing referee faces backlash as she REFUSES to accept fighter's towel being thrown in twice - moments before technical knockout by a brutal headshot at the O2 ArenaIt is the best-known sign of submission in sport - but a boxing referee at the O2 Arena on Saturday night twice refused to accept a heavyweight fighter 'throwing in the towel'.Daily Mail Sport · 18 Oct, 10:19
- Referee refuses boxer’s towel twice before knockout on Dubois v Wardley 2 undercardReferee Amy Pu kicked out Garber’s towel after the corner threw it in trying to pull their man outIndependent Sport · 17 Oct, 21:40
In this story: Amy Pu · Dan Garber · Adam Olaniyan · Daniel Dubois · Fabio Wardley · O2 Arena · British Boxing Board of Control
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