The referee who was in charge of the fight that resulted in the death of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho, Mariusz Domasat, has insisted he stopped the contest at the right time.
Carvalho fought Charlie Ward in a welterweight bout in Dublin on Saturday, and he was defeated in the third round via TKO.
The Portuguese fell ill after the event and later died in Beaumont Hospital. Referee Domasat has insisted he followed the correct procedures on the night, per the Irish Daily Star (h/t the Irish Independent):
If you watch the fight you see clearly there was no reason to stop the fight earlier.
I stopped the fight when there was a reason to stop the fight, when the fighter wasn’t willing to fight anymore, that’s it.
Everyone who has any idea about MMA knows the fight was stopped at the exact proper time.
I am an experienced referee and part of the Irish Amateur Pankration Association of Safe MMA and I know what I am doing.
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