Joshua Buatsi hit the ball hard and blew Willie Hutchinson’s head off – but on the scorecard he would have been left scratching his head.
The bitterness between the light-heavyweight pair began in June when a number of taunts from the Scottish Traveler provoked JB into action.
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The 31-year-old man pounced and grabbed Hutchinson by the throat – the man’s nickname was Just BusinessMade it personal.
And he got his revenge by a split decision at Wembley – with one mad judge having to dismiss him after he knocked his opponent down twice.
The judges scored this vicious contest 113-112 in favour of Hutchinson and 117-108 and 115-110 in favour of JB.
One fan reacted: “113-112? His license should be taken away ASAP! There shouldn’t be a split decision at all. Buatsi.”
Another said: “The score of 113-112 for Hutchinson is ridiculous. Buatsi still won but it shouldn’t have been a split decision.”
One angrily said: “These judges should be sacked. Buatsi should have defeated Hutchinson by a majority decision.”
The opener was technical and smart, until the bell rang and Hutchinson hit a final dig on Buatsi’s guard just as he made it down to take a break.
The first meaningful punch was landed in the second period when Buatsi landed a powerful right hand that struck the Scotsman in the face.
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But — in his biggest move yet — Hutchinson kept his composure and composure and managed to stay out of trouble.
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The fight finally caught fire late in the sixth round, with Buatsi landing a head-shaking right hand and sending his victim hurtling against the ropes twice.
The savage from Croydon then went down and struck at his trunk until Hutchinson fell to the deck, and rose bravely at the sound of the eight o’clock bell.
Hutchinson came back in the seventh round and looked like he had Buatsi in trouble, but the undefeated Londoner simply stayed put and caught the volley on his hands and gloves and smiled when it came out. shell Unaffected.
Then just as the bell rang, that honey punch of a right hand once again shaved off Hutchinson’s mustache.
Hutchinson was in deep trouble in the eighth round, but the stadium lights went out for a second.
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Referee Steve Gray had to stop the action until the ring was relit.
Things got worse for Hutchinson late in the ninth round when his engine betrayed him and he fell to the canvas for a second time.
Buatsi struck up and down and this made it safe for the injured man to breathe.
To Hutchinson’s credit, he kept going well and coming back refreshed, landing a good left hook in the tenth but Buatsi looked impenetrable and Hutch kept going. Championships Round flag.
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The Hutch train kept pushing until the final bell, but Buatsi was always in a different class and he took the win.
One judge was immediately sacked thinking Buatsi had lost.
