EDDIE HEARN would feel 'absolutely astonished" if Tyson Fury's fight against Dillian Whyte were supervised by British judges.
This is after Fury and Frank Warren, Fury's promoter, demanded that NO home officials score Fury's heavyweight title fight at Wembley on April 23.
Eddie Hearn would be 'absolutely stunned' if Tyson Fury's fight against Dillian Whyte had no British judges
Both were shocked when Jack Catterall (38), was defeated by Josh Taylor (31), in Scotland via a controversial split-decision verdict.
Hearn however has acknowledged that the British Boxing Board of Control will require home officials. Robert Smith, General Secretary of British Boxing Board of Control, is also likely to demand it.
He said to iFL TV, "It's not down to the promotion company. It's something that's very essential for people to understand.
"I would be absolutely shocked if the British Boxing Board of Control permitted that fight to proceed with no British judges.
"It's also kind of like an admission to guilt and defeat for them if so.
Robert Smith almost forced fights to be abandoned because of his determination to ensure that the British Boxing Board of Control is represented.
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit Required"And you know what?" Robert Smith is right. Klitschko's argument against Joshua was not a case of neutral judges, and it was argued after argument after argument.
He said, "The British Boxing Board of Control" that there will always be one British referee and one British judge for any international fight of significant magnitude.
"But this is only two Brits. It doesn't necessarily have to be British.
Robert Smith would insist that there be a British ref, and a British judge. You know what? He actually has my support."
Fury, 33 years old, is not currently a BBoBC licensed fighter. He has competed in five fights Stateside for the past four years.
He will now face Whyte (33), for his UK homecoming under a foreign fighter's license.
TalkSPORT was informed by him: "I saw an article where Frank Warren stated that there would not be British judges for this fight, and I repeat that."
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"Those words echo throughout my training camp. This fight does not require British judges.
"We need experienced judges who are trustworthy and will do the right things. I will give the verdict to Dillian Whyte if he beats me.
"Don't try to rob anyone of this fight. Give the man the decision and give him what he deserves.
"If you win, please do the same for me. These fighters in boxing don't need any gifts and don't want to be robbed.
People want to win if it's won, and lose if it's lost. We've seen many boxing decisions that go against our expectations. I don't know what they're thinking, but it's clear from the game that the majority of boxing decisions have gone in the other direction.
"The fight that took place the other night was a good one. Both fighters did their best and tried to do the best they could.
"It's not my job to tell who won or lost because I know both of them, but it was an enjoyable fight. I also watched it and it was great for the fans.
"Both fighters tried their best."
