Referee Steve Gray is under fire from some sections of the boxing community after he refused to call a halt to the fight as Jeremias Ponce unleashed a barrage of punches at Lewis Ritson, even as Ritson’s corner threw in the towel.
UK fighter Ritson was dropped to the canvas on three occasions by Argentina’s Ponce who established himself as the mandatory challenger to Josh Taylor’s IBF super-lightweight title but while there are no questions as to the rightful victor of the fight, some fans were up in arms at the performance of the referee after he dismissed Ritson’s corner’s…
