Last Saturday’s HBO Boxing main event between Luis Ortiz and Tony Thompson ended in a knockout win for Ortiz, but the Washington DC Commission is taking a closer look at a very questionable scorecard turned in by a local judge.

Cuban heavyweight knockout artist Luis Ortiz went into Washington DC and finished DC’s own Tony Thompson in the 6th round of HBO’s Boxing After Dark main event. Ortiz dropped Thompson three times en route to his 22nd KO victory in 25 wins, and was otherwise well on his way to winning a pretty one-sided fight … except in the eyes of one ringside judge.

According to RING Magazine, DC’s Boxing and Wrestling Commission is taking a look at the scorecard turned in by judge Lloyd Scaife, who strayed away from the pack and scored the bout 48-47 for Ortiz after 5 rounds. Judges Tammye Jenkins and Paul Wallace each had it 50-43 in Ortiz’s favor, as did Bad Left Hook.

Scaife scored round 1 a 10-9 for Ortiz even though Thompson was knocked down (Jenkins and Wallace had it 10-8 Ortiz). As if that wasn’t enough, Ortiz knocked Thompson down again in round 3 as the bell sounded, but Scaife scored the round 10-9 in Thompson’s favor! The only way that’s ever justified is if Thompson had dominated the other 2:59 of the round, but he didn’t, so it should’ve been a 10-8. Round 5, which the other two judges had for Ortiz, was given to Thompson by Scaife. Knockdown #3 in round 6 ended the fight so no scoring was needed.

Concern over hometown cooking is obviously at play here. Thompson is a D.C. native — surprisingly fighting in front of his home fans for the first time ever — and Scaife is also from the area, with his judging experience dating back to the mid-90s. It’s not often you see the knockdown count at 3-0 yet no 10-8 rounds issued for the previous two KDs. You certainly can’t think of many instances in boxing where the fighter who scored the only knockdown still didn’t win the round.

A statement by the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission is expected to be released at the end of the week. Whatever the case, there’s definitely zero argument for the fight to have been scored as closely as Scaife had it. You can watch highlights of Ortiz’s dominant win at the top of the page.

Last Saturday’s HBO Boxing main event between Luis Ortiz and Tony Thompson ended in a knockout win for Ortiz, but the Washington DC Commission is taking a closer look at a very questionable scorecard turned in by a local judge.

Cuban heavyweight knockout artist Luis Ortiz went into Washington DC and finished DC’s own Tony Thompson in the 6th round of HBO’s Boxing After Dark main event. Ortiz dropped Thompson three times en route to his 22nd KO victory in 25 wins, and was otherwise well on his way to winning a pretty one-sided fight … except in the eyes of one ringside judge.

According to RING Magazine, DC’s Boxing and Wrestling Commission is taking a look at the scorecard turned in by judge Lloyd Scaife, who strayed away from the pack and scored the bout 48-47 for Ortiz after 5 rounds. Judges Tammye Jenkins and Paul Wallace each had it 50-43 in Ortiz’s favor, as did Bad Left Hook.

Scaife scored round 1 a 10-9 for Ortiz even though Thompson was knocked down (Jenkins and Wallace had it 10-8 Ortiz). As if that wasn’t enough, Ortiz knocked Thompson down again in round 3 as the bell sounded, but Scaife scored the round 10-9 in Thompson’s favor! The only way that’s ever justified is if Thompson had dominated the other 2:59 of the round, but he didn’t, so it should’ve been a 10-8. Round 5, which the other two judges had for Ortiz, was given to Thompson by Scaife. Knockdown #3 in round 6 ended the fight so no scoring was needed.

Concern over hometown cooking is obviously at play here. Thompson is a D.C. native — surprisingly fighting in front of his home fans for the first time ever — and Scaife is also from the area, with his judging experience dating back to the mid-90s. It’s not often you see the knockdown count at 3-0 yet no 10-8 rounds issued for the previous two KDs. You certainly can’t think of many instances in boxing where the fighter who scored the only knockdown still didn’t win the round.

A statement by the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission is expected to be released at the end of the week. Whatever the case, there’s definitely zero argument for the fight to have been scored as closely as Scaife had it. You can watch highlights of Ortiz’s dominant win at the top of the page.