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The fight between Rolando Romero and Venezuelan professional boxer Ismael Barroso has proved to be a controversial one. Romero walked out victorious of the fight, but his win due to a controversial stoppage has caused a stir among the fans who are not very pleased with the way the fight concluded. And the fans have been urging the administration to speak up about the fight. The fight ended with a ninth-round stoppage. And, many fans believe that the stoppage was unnecessary.

ShowTime Sports president Stephen Espinoza has finally opened up on the controversies related to the fight. And despite his agreement with the fans, the boxing world is not settled, and wants better judgment for future boxing fights.

Many fans took to social media, urging Espinoza to speak up about the stoppage of the fight. And, it seems like, after continuous urging, the 53-year-old caved in. But, despite the expectations, Espinoza agreed with the fans and tweeted about the fight claiming it to be a “bad stoppage.”

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And he did not tweet about it once. He did it twice as he responded to two different fans calling it a bad stoppage of the fight. Romero also went on to call out Ryan Garcia for a fight following his win.

 

After the fight, Romero was booed as he walked away from the ring. And many fans are taking to Twitter to show their disappointment regarding the fight.

Fans React to Espinoza’s Tweet

Espinoza also tweeted about fans blaming the network for the result of the fight. And giving examples to make the fans understand that the network had nothing to do with the fight results. And that’s something the judges are responsible for. One fan came in support of Espinoza, saying he can’t put an end to corruption.

Another fan believes there has been a lot of ‘network blaming’ by the fans these days.

One fan believes that Espinoza should not do more damage control and rather be better at his job.

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Another fan believes that Espinoza has made himself visible for every fan to reach. And, that’s the reason he is being questioned.

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Lastly, one user has a piece of advice for the Showtime president.

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What are your thoughts on the controversial stoppage victory for Romero? Let us know in the comments below.

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