In June 2021, Lewis Ritsonβs father threw in the towel in the 10th round of a fight against Jeremias Ponce to save his son from a brutal beating.
However, referee Marcus McDonnell completely ignored the surrender, picked up the towel, and tossed it back outside, forcing the fight to continue.
Though highly controversial, the referee technically acted within British Boxing Board of Control rules, which state that the referee is the sole arbiter of a fight and is not legally obligated to stop it just because a corner throws a towel.
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes is now working as a police officer in South Florida.
During a recent traffic stop, a man challenged him, saying, βWhat are you gonna do? You canβt do sh*t!β
And then stepped toward himβ¦
GNP straight to the RNC for France's own Delphine Benouaich! π
She gets the R2 submission today in her UFC debut!
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