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Caple's
Opponent is awarded WIBA World Title Belt after having a Majority Draw?!!!
WIBA's Ryan Wissow responded to the above
mentioned letter (verbatim):
We fought with little 6 oz. gloves which surprised me, I had thought the
rules stated everyone had to wear 8 oz. gloves, but at the time I wasn’t
sure.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i was unaware about them fighting with 6 ounce gloves. i didnt even think
they make 6 ounce gloves anymore. someone shouldve told me before the fight
that they had brought out 6 ounce gloves, and the situation wouldve been
handled and i wouldve demanded they bring out the 8 oz gloves for them to
fight in. Yvonne didnt complain and neither did her opponant.
this was the first ive heard about 6 oz gloves. Yvonne never mentioned it to
me before OR after the fight.==
It was a beautifully put together show and they had each of us enter with
music and lights. I felt like a star as I walked to the ring. They played
our national anthems and we could see ourselves on a big screen above the
arena. I remember thinking to myself, “Why can’t they put on shows like this
for women in the U.S.?” I was excited. I looked across the ring at my
opponent and she looked ripped and strong. As I looked closer I noticed she
had all of these patches all over her body (apparently they are for
circulation). When we came up to touch gloves I noticed she had one of
those bridges across her nose for better breathing. (I was bothered by all
the patches as I didn’t really feel that they would give her any kind of
advantage, but I wondered if she was really allowed to wear that stuff in a
fight.) I felt the fight went really well. It was a good fight.
I felt rusty like my timing was off, but not particularly tired. I think I
was more worried about getting tired than I actually got. I clearly knocked
her down in the third round, but the referee called it a slip.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i agree that Yvonne got screwed out of that knockdown. when the ref called
it a slip, i got up and started yelling at the ref. he blew that call.==
She basically came at me very aggressively throwing wild looping punches,
most of which missed while I moved and boxed landing the cleaner more
effective punches throughout the fight. At the end of the fight, I felt I
had clearly won the fight and so did my corner.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i thought Yvonne won a very close fight. Yuko did miss alot of punches,
but she was VERY aggressive and she applied constant pressure throughout the
fight. and Yuko was the stronger and harder puncher of the
two women, but Yvonne landed more punches of the two.==
Then came the decision. It was stated in Japanese so I had no idea what
was being said. The referee raised both our hands so I thought in my mind
“it must be a draw (which it was).”
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i was OK with the draw.==
Then all of a sudden I saw her jumping up and down and raising her hands
in victory. Then I saw the belt placed around her.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i did not put the belt on Yuko. i gave the belt to Toshihiro
Yamaki when a draw was announced, then as i was walking out of the ring,
they announced that Yuko won the belt! i was like WTF!! i started arguing
with
the the ringside officials as Yvonne walked out of the ring. you think youve
seen everything in boxing, then they pull sh!t like this. i dont speak
Japanese so it was easy for them to pull thier crap. Luis Bello and I
will have to discuss what actions to take in regards to Yuko holding this
title.==
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
I exited the ring in disgust and asked my friend who was there
and understood Japanese what had happened. He explained to me that two of
the judges had scored it a draw and one of the judges had given it to her
which meant that it was scored a majority draw. It was a vacant title, so I
didn’t understand why she was given the belt. I then went and asked to see
the scorecards to make certain about the decision. The score cards read as
followed. The first two judges scored all the rounds 10-10 rounds except for
two, one round which was given to me and one round which was
given to her. The third judge scored all the rounds 10-10 rounds except one
of the rounds which he gave to her. So the scores were 99-99, 99-99, 100-99.
I have never heard of so many 10-10 rounds being given, but regardless the
scorecards confirmed the majority draw so I asked how she was given the belt
when it was a draw. It was explained to me that normally in a championship
bout in Japan when a fight is declared a draw, the fighters fight an extra
round after the decision is read to determine the winner. This happened in
the bout prior to mine. Two women were fighting for a Japanese title. At the
end of 8 rounds, it was called a draw so the women fought another round and
a winner was determined. Apparently prior to the fight, Ryan Wissow,
supervisor for the WIBA, was asked THAT if the WIBA bouts ended in a draw
could they allow us to fight another round
and he had told them no because it was against ABC rules and women bouts
could not go longer than 10 rounds.
==going into this fight i knew NOTHING about giving the belt to whomever had
the most points in case of a draw. this was something i had never heard of.
i feel the Japanese were very decietful in the way this whole situation
occured. i told Yvonne that i was ashamed at how that went down. and i
was.==
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
So then, the Japanese apparently had another rule in their
rule book, that if the fighter did not fight another round, the title would
go to the fighter who
had the most total combined points and that is why Yuko was awarded the
title. I was in utter disbelief. Wasn’t this supposed to be an WIBA match
that followed the ABC rules!!???!!
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==yes it was, which is why we
will address this issue when i return home.==
I questioned Ryan Wissow about this and asked him how this could be the
case if it was supposed to be a WIBA sanctioned bout that followed ABC
rules. He agreed that it wasn’t right what happened, but confirmed that
she was indeed awarded the title. He said that he couldn’t bear to take the
title away from her there up in the ring after her reaction to winning it.
His
consolation to me was that this fight wouldn’t go on my record since fight
fax doesn’t recognize women’s fights that occur in Japan.
I have always been a consummate professional in this sport, always
trained hard for my fights and been willing to fight anyone, anywhere. I
have come to terms with that fact that “Boxing is boxing” and that decisions
aren’t always fair and have taken my fair share of bad decisions. But this
truly is the most ridiculous thing I have experienced in boxing. There
is a standard of rules that has to be followed and enforced.
Then there was Missy’s fight which was a total sham also. Missy unleashed
the fury on Emiko Reiko. She is an amazing blood and guts fighter and is
absolutely relentless. She was out landing Emiko, at least 3 to 1 with her
punches and driving her backwards with her aggressive attack. She hit her in
the body in the third round causing Emiko to drop, but again this was ruled
a slip. Every time Emiko would hit her, Missy came back with 3,4 and 5
shots. I thought she completely dominated the first 7 rounds. She started to
lose steam in the 7th which was partially due to the fact that her left eye
was shutting and she had a cut over her right eye. Emiko came on strong in
the last two rounds, but I still felt Missy clearly won the fight. I don’t
know what the scores were, but I do know that Emiko got a unanimous
decision.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==Emiko deserved to win the
decision. it was a very close fight and Missy was winning after 7 rounds,
but both her eyes swelled shut and she lost the last 3 rounds badly. the
decision was fair, but Yvonne doesnt think so. thats her opinion. i think
Yvonne is just sour grapes about what happened.
Missy and her camp NEVER once complained about the decision after the fight.
not once.thier complaint was that Raika was headbutting Missy.
they were banging heads quite a bit, but i didnt see anything that id call
intentional head butting.==
There were no post fight drug tests. Emiko was drinking some pink
substance during the fight which is also against ABC rules and who knows
what was in it.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i did not see Emiko drinking any foreign substances in the corner. i would
not have allowed that if i'd have known she was drinking something other
then water. they had me seated right behind Raika's corner, so i
could not see what she was drinking. another slick maneuver by the
Japanese.==
I have the fights on video and Emiko drinking the pink substance.
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i would like to see that myself. i hope Yvonne will send me that tape. if
i'd of seen her drinking anything besides water, i'd of stopped it then and
there.==
Although the promoter did not let me copy the scorecards, I took a
picture of them. I have the 6 oz. gloves that were worn by Yuko and I. Both
Missy and I plan to file an appeal. I don’t expect anything to come of it,
but I wanted everyone to know what really happened and that Germany is not
the only place you need to be careful of going to. Mr. Wissow is trying
to hide the fact that he awarded the belt to Yuko Sodeoka by only reporting
that the fight was a draw,
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==i'm not trying to hide
anything. the fight was scored a draw, and Luis Bello and I will discuss
what actions to take next regarding Yuko's claim to the title. even if i had
ripped the belt off of Yuko, Yvonne would not have gotten the belt.==
but I have the video footage of it being given to her and the email for
the Japanese commission who will confirm that it was in fact awarded to her.
(Caples has the VIDEO of this, and WBAN has requested a copy
of it. WBAN also welcomes the WIBA to respond.)
Ryan Wissow of WIBA
==the Japanese pulled alot of crap in Kyoto. i would never knowingly go
along with some of the things that happened there. considering i do not
speak any Japanese, it was very easy for them to pull some of the stunts
that they did.i dont make much money doing this job for the WIBA.
i do it for the love of the sport. i do my best to honor the sport and the
fighters, and most of the fighters respect me and the belt i work for.
i know how you love to criticise me, Sue. but the bottom line is
this.....if i walked away from the WIBA right now, the sport of womens
boxing as a
whole would be F***ED! the WIBA is the only sanctioning bodies that
consistantly does a good job, with thier ratings and title match-ups.
you KNOW i try my hardest to do right by the sport, but you cant please
everyone all the time. sometimes things happen that i and others do
not like. but i would never justify some of the things that happened
in Kyoto.==
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