Frank Warren didn’t mince words when it came to discussing the controversial low blow issue in the Dubois Usyk fight. Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Warren elaborated:
“What happens at the Rules meeting? They determine what where your waist is and it’s the midpoint between your hips. Usyk had shorts on up here; he got hit on the waistband and under those circumstances, the WBA has no alternative than to order a rematch.”
While other sports are embracing technology, boxing seems to be lagging. argument:
Warren: “Every sport has VAR, why doesn’t boxing?”
Daniel’s Pre-Knockdown Performance
Regarding Daniel’s performance before that controversial knockdown, Warren was frank:
“I think he was behind. I think he took a couple of rounds to settle down; he got his range, he got caught a few times, but we expected that. You’re fighting a Southpaw, a world-class fighter, a really great fighter as I said. We knew Usyk doesn´t like to get hit to his body. I was sitting there and I was shouting, saying, ‘Body! Body!’ And as I shouted, he caught him.”
Low blow or nah? pic.twitter.com/E15pgXVGw4
— Dan Canobbio (@DanCanobbio) August 26, 2023
Advocate or Agitator?
The way Frank Warren is advocating for a rematch leaves us pondering how far a promoter should go to protect their fighter. Warren made his stance clear:
” We want a rematch or there’s going to be a problem because I’m not going to stand for that. I’ve got to do the best for my fighter and protect my fighter’s interest and he won that fight.'”
Future Projections: Rematch or Risk?
Regarding future steps and the possibility of a rematch, Warren didn’t hold back:
“They’re going to have to do it. All I want is for everybody to be fair and Daniel deserves that. He deserves to be Champion but the worst case deserves a rematch. I don’t know whether they will do that, but they certainly, that’s what we will push for.”
