NewsWhore
07-03-2008, 02:30 PM
Dominican boxer Francisco Lorenzo is at the center of one of boxing's oddest and most confusing controversies. The Dominican boxer is technically the WBC super-featherweight title holder after his bout with Mexico's Humberto Soto. Technically though, he is not the WBC super-featherweight title holder. A bizarre incident occurred in the fourth round of the fight when Lorenzo was knocked to the ground and got a late hit to the back of the head from Soto. Lorenzo lay on the ground and seemed disoriented by what was happening around him. This led referee Joe Cortez to issue a disqualification to Soto and he handed the victory to Lorenzo. The WBC reviewed the tapes and said Soto's blow was not enough to cause injury to Lorenzo, implying that he milked the hit to get a technical victory, and will not recognize Lorenzo as champion.
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