At the One On TNT event in April, Eddie Alvarez had a encounter with Italian boxer IIRI Lapicus. During the struggle, Lapicus accidentally turned his head to another direction, resulting in a few attacks of Eddie Alvarez hitting the neck.
Eddie Alvarez was immediately loser and this was a decision to be opposed by many people, including referees in the industry as well as professional boxers.
However, recently, the senior members of One decided to cancel this defeat and calculate the game without results. According to ESPN, the decision was made by “a council of independent experts in the industry and officials, judges and referees of One championship. The jury agreed to confirm that invalid shots were occurred in the back of the head, but also according to the majority of the decision that a mistake of procedures occurred after the second shot in the back of the head. ”
One then also issued a press release, including the following statement:
“The jury advised that the match should be stopped and issued a warning after the second hit behind the head. Due to the errors in the procedure, the red card of Alvarez was withdrawn, and a yellow card was replaced.
In addition, a medical review has confirmed the seriousness of injury and Lapicus is unable to continue fighting. The ruling of the failure was given for fairness to all parties. “
With the change, Alvarez's achievement is 30-7 (2 NC) while Lapicus' is 14-1 (1 NC). Alvarez had his next opponent, he would compete with Rae Yoon OK in the uniform match of One On TNT 4 on Wednesday.