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and blows below the belt. The site has also mentioned: "not only should this ridiculous excuse for a referee be sacked forthwith but the role of his father plays in allegedly consistently obtaining for him some of the biggest fights in Texas in his role with the Texan commission needs to be investigated."
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Lomachenko lost a controversial split decision to a fighter that failed to make weight who weighed, post weigh-in, 147 lbs., 21 pounds over the fight limit. Two judges had it for Salido, 116–112 and 115–113, while the third had it for
Lomachenko 115–113. ESPN.com had it 114–114. Lomachenko, for his
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wrote, "Few referees have turned in a performance as bad as that which
Laurence Cole blessed us with Saturday night in, inevitably, San Antonio, Texas" and "astonishingly bad performance" in its article. They have claimed that the referee Laurence Cole failed to enforce rules on clinching, pushing
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Many boxing magazines mentioned that the referee allowed Salido to deliver an inordinate number of low blows. Salido was also criticized for failing to make weight and some sources stipulated that he did so intentionally, as well as coming back much heavier than
Lomachenko on the fight night.
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wrote, "Of course Salido didn't exactly win the fight fair and square. The guy was about as dirty as they come on
Saturday. He hit low and hit low consistently. Referee Laurence Cole didn't seem to notice, or to much care, so Salido whacked Lomachenko below the beltline throughout the entire
406:, "Seriously, the guy had one fight – just one fight – to his name when he got a crack at the WBO Featherweight title. It was unheard of. It was beyond unheard of. In fact, it was literally a first," thus the attempt still being a record of its own.
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Salido, 33, of Mexico, failed to make weight and was stripped of his belt at the weigh-in. He was 128¼ pounds, well over the 126-pound limit. And he weighed 11 pounds more than
Lomachenko at the start of the contest.
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Laurence Cole's performance was roundly and rightly criticized for missing a metric ton of Salido's low blows, which landed on the thighs and hips mainly. And that mattered."
356:, Laurence admitted that his performance in the fight "might not have been his 'A-game." and they noted "Cole came under fire for appearing to allow Salido to land an inordinate amount of low blows."
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part, stated he felt the decision was "fair" and accepted blame for not following through with his corner's game plan, promising to learn from the experience and come back stronger.
307:. Lomachenko is being regarded as one of the best amateur fighters of all time. Lomachenko wanted to fight for a world title in his pro debut, but that was not possible.
328:: "A few things worked against him . Orlando Salido not making the fight's weight limit of 126 pounds and then rehydrating up to 147, compared to Lomachenko's 136."
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640:"Referee Laurence Cole discusses Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko - Ring TV"
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476:"Bradley vs Marquez results: Vasyl Lomachenko dominates in pro debut"
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619:"Lomachenko: Salido Decision Was Fair, I Blame Myself - Boxing News"
518:"Vasyl Lomachenko closes in on world title in just second pro fight"
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