WBA suspends two judges over N'Dam ruling

May 26, 2017 - 7:51 AM The World Boxing Association has suspended two judges after their scoring of the Hassan N'Dam-Ryota Murata WBA middleweight title fight in Japan.

Gustavo Padilla from Panama and Canadian Hubert Earle were suspended for six months, the WBA announced on Friday on its website.

The two judges saw N'Dam win Saturday's bout 116-112 and 115-113. The third had Murata up 117-110.

After the bout, WBA President Gilberto Mendoza, who also said he scored it 117-110 in favour of Murata, called for a rematch.

Murata, a 2012 London Olympic gold medallist who was bidding to become the second middleweight champion from Japan and the first in 22 years, sent N'Dam to the canvas several times.

After the suspension, the WBA said Padilla and Earle would have to pass tests before being allowed to judge WBA-sanctioned fights.

Source: AAP