Veteran decide and referee Ian John-Lewis has been reprimanded by the British Boxing Board of Management over his scoring of the wildly contentious world title combat between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall.
Pundits, followers and former fighters all had the Chorley man defeating Scotland's star fighter however remarkably the Tartan Twister earned a call on the Hydro in Glasgow.
John-Lewis' unimaginable 114-111 scorecard - which gave the Tartan Twister eight rounds - was panned by followers of boxing.
And now the BBBoC have taken motion in opposition to a person who has refereed and judged in world title fights throughout the globe.
A press release learn: "Following an inner evaluate of the scoring of the Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall contest by all three appointed judges, the stewards of the board determined to name Mr. Ian John-Lewis to seem earlier than them to clarify his returned card.
"Having thought of Mr. Ian John-Lewis' rationalization, the Stewards of the Board determined to downgrade Mr. John-Lewis from an A Star Class to an A Class Official.
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"While the board have been glad that Mr John-Lewis' scorecard didn't have an effect on the general results of the competition, the stewards of the board did have subject together with his margin.
"Because the regulatory physique for the game in Nice Britain the British Boxing Board of Management proceed to enhance and preserve the prime quality and consistency in scoring by our licensed officers. As such, the Stewards of the Board have additional determined that along with every A Star Class Official being evaluated after every bout, as per present process, they are going to now even be topic to a separate particular person annual evaluate.
"Lastly, the British Boxing Board of Management have contacted the WBO, WBC, IBF and WBA supporting Jack Catterall to be made necessary challenger for every or all Championship Sanctioning Our bodies."
It comes a day after the Speaker of the Home of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, demanded the police examine the choice to award Taylor the combat.