Frank Warren has stated that he wants no British judges to score for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte next month after the controversy surrounding Josh Taylor's win over Jack Catterall. Taylor won on a split decision in the bout, despite Chorley's Catterall landing more hits in all but one of the rounds in the light-welterweight world title fight - with almost every analyst watching to state that Catterall had won the fight.
The judges have been roundly criticised for the scoring, which will be investigated after the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed that they'd be looking into the result. The heavyweight blockbuster between Fury and Whyte will take place on Saturday, April 23 at Wembley Stadium in what promises to be one of British boxing's biggest occasions for decades.
The WBC had mandated Fury to defend his title against his fellow Brit but there was a significant delay with developments, with purse bids delayed on four occasions and Whyte waiting until the final hours before a deadline to submit his contract with the governing body this week. Now though, the contest has been officially rubber-stamped and fans are eagerly anticipating Fury's first bout in the UK in almost four years.
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And after the questionable scoring in the recent Taylor vs Catterall bout, Warren has been critical of British judges, and wants no British authorities to score the upcoming heavyweight contest. Warren said: "This has to stop, it was terrible for Jack and is killing the credibility of boxing. If they were football referees they would be downgraded but what happens – they move on to the next show without any accountability.
"I do not want British officials for Fury-Whyte. As our governing body, stop this chummy jobs for the boys and do something for the sake of our sport, the Jack Catteralls, and downgrade these incompetent officials."
