“A referee in an interim world title fight was FLOORED as he attempted to stop the fight. Jaider Herrera caught Ricardo Nunez flush with a couple of hooks that sent the Panamanian reeling backwards, causing his Cuban counterpart to chase him around the ring. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Herrera was celebrating”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Jaider Herrera caught Ricardo Nunez flush with a couple of hooks that sent the Panamanian reeling backwards, causing his Cuban counterpart to chase him around the ring.
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Herrera was celebrating as the referee was dropped The referee attempted to intervene and stop the fight by pulling Herrera away by his back.
That did not work.
The official bounced off the rampaging 18-0 lightweight and fell to the canvas.
Once he picked himself back up, he grabbed Nunez and waved off the fight, much to the confusion of the veteran fighter.
Herrera had been celebrating from the moment the referee rebounded off him while Nunez stood by the ropes looking on, seemingly with it.
The referee in question is Daniel Van de Wiele, a Belgian who has officiated for 35 years.
He is now 69-years-old but his career has featured many notable fights, often for the WBC.
He officiated the WBC heavyweight title fights like Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman and Vitaly Klitschko vs Juan Carlos Gomez.
With the WBC lightweight interim championship, Herrera is now front of the queue to face Shakur Stevenson.
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But the American is stepping up to face Teofimo Lopez for the unified light-welterweight titles on January 31.
Earlier on in the evening, Roman Fury, brother of Tyson Fury, stopped a heavyweight in the fourth round.
That was also an unusual stoppage that caused confusion among fans, though he was the clear winner either way.
Roman was flanked by his dad John and brother Tommy on the night.