The World Boxing Council have confirmed that they are launching a review of the 2000 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Nedal Hussein after the referee on the night admitted to cheating.
Carlos Padilla took charge of the fight between Pacquiao and Hussein, which saw the pair contest for the WBC's international super-bantamweight title. The result was a stoppage victory for the Filipino fighter in round 10, but Padilla has said that he allowed a long count in the fourth round when Pacquiao was dropped and struggled to regain composure.
The referee also said that he allowed a cut that was administered by a headbutt to be deemed as coming from a punch. This meant that when doctors' stopped the fight in the tenth, the bout was ruled a TKO victory for Pacquiao as opposed to the No Contest that would have been given had the correct call been made.
