Salt Papi will not be proud of referee Benny Decroos for his stoppage in his Misfits Boxing 22 conflict with former UFC star Tony Ferguson. Papi, actual title Nathaniel Bustamante, was up two rounds towards “El Cucuy” earlier than the referee known as the TKO victory after a barrage of punches to Papi.
“I needed to put my arms up after which the referee simply stepped [in],” Papi informed The Combating Dialog. “And there was solely like 20 seconds left on the on the counter as properly. I felt just like the followers acquired robbed of a correct combat. I used to be two rounds up already. Tony Ferguson must work extra if he desires to win.”
Papi mentioned he’s “disillusioned” with the match ending, Darren Until’s violent knockout over Luke Rockhold later that night time for example of how the referee might have handled his bout.
“It wasn’t like I acquired knocked out, it was the ref. The ref was a bit biased,” Papi mentioned. “The opposite ref have been performing performing in a different way for all totally different fights. Like Rockhold, he was knocked down on flooring and the ref was nonetheless counting. … I don’t know what’s happening, however that is the boxing enterprise. I’m simply blissful to be round.”
Papi doesn’t really feel the loss hurts his star energy, and could be all the way down to a rematch with Ferguson if that’s what “El Cucuy” and Misfits selected to do. That received’t occur anytime quickly, although, as Papi wants surgical procedure to repair a damaged thumb suffered within the first punch the landed.
“Everybody noticed what occurred,” Papi mentioned. “I used to be working him, spherical one and spherical two. Clearly in spherical three I slowed down, I used to be telling I informed my cornerman I’m gonna take a relaxation as a result of I already received two rounds. I used to be taking a relaxation in spherical three, that’s why I’was not shifting an excessive amount of as a result of he was attempting to tire me out.”
