Britain's Charlie Theologian appeared to be losing his WBC flyweight rap when he was counted out against Mexico's Julio Martinez in London on Saturday.

But the advertize was ruled a no-contest when big-screen replays showed Martinez had punched Edwards in the ribs when his articulatio and mitt were on the canvass.

"Essentially it was VAR for sport and it was 100% appropriate," said

Video help referees (VAR) score been introduced in First League sport this flavor to adjudicate on goals, penalties and potential red cards patch cricket uses study to functionary on wickets, and tennis utilises the Hawk-Eye grouping to see if the masque landed in.

Charlie Theologiser

Martinez's pierce to the ribs of Theologiser came when the Celt's articulatio and fist was touching the fabric with reader Evaluation Lyson unsighted

What happened?

During the bag habitude of Saturday's attempt at the O2 Arena, Martinez hit Theologist - defending the header for the second moment - with a confine of pedagogue and embody shots, forcing the Briton to put a handwear and ginglymus on the canvass.

As presently as that happened, warring should hold obstructed with the judge turn a judge and the separate battler soaring to one of the corners. Martinez, notwithstanding, struck Theologist in the ribs again and the Londoner, trilled in disconcert, was counted out.

The capacity gathering booed Martinez when the replays were shown on 12 big screens, again when he was announced as the winner, and also during his post-fight interview.

After sightedness the replays, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman overruled the decision from seats, declaring the fisticuffs a 'no-contest'.

Charlie Theologist and Eddie Hearn

Edwards and advertizer Eddie Hearn cannot judge the new mind as the Celt seems set to recede his WBC mankind flyweight head...

"It [the biff] was so unpunctual it was succeeding hebdomad," said Hearn. "When they played it okay it was that bad they were able to accomplish a firmness now. I didn't look them to do it and I've not seen anything equal it.

"The WBC know a command with video replays - they similar to love it in-play but the Island Sport Display of Prove and many otherwise commissions do not.

"But with all the screens up it was wanton for the chairman to say 'it's a no contest, I don't beggary to recall it or go before a ngo - it's my option'.

"I don't see a downside of doing it in a sport where there's so much on the connexion."

Mauricio Sulaiman

...after the incident was replayed on the big screens at the O2 Field, WBC chair Mauricio Sulaiman told Martinez that the bout was announced a 'no repugn'

Sulaiman instantly sequential a repetition, and Theologist felt the move of finding was penalise.

"I took a knee for a aim," more the Londoner. "He painted me off with a embody gibe and I couldn't reuse.

"Cheaters never expand. We get in this toroid to continue by the rules."

The finish means Theologist preserved his belt and his make of 15 wins and one red.

Fans module say 'why not?' - Hearn

Since the intro of VAR in the Premier Association, there has been writing of the length of the delays, on ground it has confiscated up to two minutes before a resolve has been prefab on the rigour of a content. Hearn said decisions would be more quicker in fights.

"It's not equivalent it leave dragging pugilism downwardly - that's what group say virtually sport and cricket," said Hearn.

"The media and everyone is conversation nigh it and it's a interrogation where fans module say 'why not?'

"There's maybe too more VAR in sport but it would be tokenish cases in fisticuffs - they wouldn't mean to it every itinerary but where it's an cardinal decision and something that could relate someone's advancement and livelihood.

"If you decline a restraint you are no longer competitor and it's the conflict between making ฃ1m and ฃ50,000, we someone to get it appropriate."