Devin Haney’s fight’s bizarre scoring by the boxing referee Dave Moretti and scorecard goes viral
An alleged result card graphic led to accusations of favouritism against Dave Moretti, the referee for the Saturday fight between Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko.
Haney prevailed in the lightweight match through unanimous decision.
Several social media users asserted that the judges carelessly filled up the outcome cards after the competition.
Who is boxing judge Dave Moretti after Devin Haney vs Vasyl Lomachenko fight scorecard goes viral
Judge Dave Moretti scored this round for Devin Haney… 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/hs3KWxLmUS
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 21, 2023
Later, they acknowledged that their selection was unfair. A joke was made about Dave Moretti and he was trolled.
Final results: Dave Moretti won 116-112, Tim Cheatham and David Sutherland ended with 115-113.
A Twitter username wrote:
Dave Moretti needs to be sent out to pasture for giving Haney the 10th round. Sickening,”
Another one added:
Dave Moretti is high. In rounds 6-12 all the momentum was on Loma and I only gave Haney one round in the final 6. Moretti only gave Loma one round. But don’t be confused, all 3 of those cards are absolute travesties. All 3 judges smoked from the same crack pipe.”
The manager of Loma, Egis Klimas, asserted that the NSAC stated Dave Moretti is one of their top judges even if they disagreed with his selection to preside over the contest.
An allegedly photo of the score cards went viral:
The cards pic.twitter.com/bxOIhEO8ex
— Evan Korn (@KornerMan44) May 21, 2023
After defeating Loma, Devin Haney maintained his belts in the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.
Who is Dave Moretti?
Dave Moretti, an American boxing official, has been judging fights since 1977.
Moretti has almost 90 world title fights under his belt and is well-versed in the sport.
However, the Las Vegas native is currently under criticism from boxing fans all across the world for his choices made during the Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko fight.
Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko fought last night at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Despite being the underdog going into the battle, Lomachenko appeared to be the superior boxer. The undisputed lightweight championship bout, which was greatly anticipated, ended up being much closer than anyone had anticipated.
Even though Vasiliy Lomachenko controlled the 10th round from start to finish, one of the judges for the competition, Moretti, gave Devin Haney the round.
It was also one of the most dominant rounds for either combatant during the whole fight.