Many boxing fans were furious after Johnny Fisher secured a controversial victory over Dave Allen ahead of Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

Two of the three judges scored the fight in Fisher’s favor, even though Allen knocked him down and dominated most of the fight.

Romford Bull had a mighty start and clearly won the opening rounds, but Allen turned things around with a powerful right hand in the fifth. This caused Fisher to hit the canvas and he was lucky to avoid being stopped before the bell.

Allen was in great control for the rest of the fight, but the judges saw it differently, and Fisher inexplicably avoided the first loss of his professional career.

Fans on social media were left baffled by the controversial split decision, with @ATokkers5 posting on X (formerly Twitter): “This is an absolutely terrible robbery. Frightening. Johnny Fisher didn’t win this fight. I’m not a Dave Allen fan, but this is a disgraceful call.”

@johnny33black added: “Boxing can be awesome! This modern AI-powered grading system works better because it’s fucking disgusting. “No person in the world would give that to Johnny Fisher.”

@davidrice17 furious: “What the fuck is the point of boxing? Honestly, it’s no wonder everyone thinks this sport is a joke. Dave Allen won that fight by two or three rounds, everyone knows that, except the f*cking judges scored it.”

Even pop superstar Louis Tomlinson thought Allen did more than enough to win. He wrote: “What an incredible performance from Dave Allen, with so much at stake and under so much pressure. Completely robbed of judges. You were proud, buddy!”

Clamorous boos could be heard as the judges’ scorecards were read at Kingdom Arena in Riyad, while Allen looked surprised as he tried to understand the decision.

Sky Sports Box Office commentator Shane McGuigan said: “I thought it was very effortless to score. This is what boxing is all about, this is what business is all about.

“Close rounds, when you’re leaning towards a guy who’s selling five, six thousand tickets, sometimes those are the decisions that lean towards that player. I would be very, very, very disappointed if I were Dave Allen’s cornerback position.”

Mykhailo Mudryk was spotted in the crowd at the Kingdom Arena in Riyad ahead of Tyson Fury’s heavyweight rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

The Chelsea winger, who was temporarily suspended from football after failing a drug test, appears to be backing Usyk for the highly anticipated clash in Saudi Arabia.

He was spotted at ringside during the early fights on the undercard and will be hoping his fellow Ukrainian can handle the Gypsy King.

Usyk defends his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles after defeating Fury on points earlier this year. If he secures another victory, his legacy as one of the best boxers in the world will be set in stone.

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Mudryk had returned a “negative result” on a routine urine test. He is still waiting for the result of his “B” sample and if the result is positive, he could face a long ban.

He maintained his innocence, emphasizing that he had never knowingly broken any rules or taken any banned substances.

In a statement he said: “I can confirm that I have been notified that the sample I provided to the FA contained a banned substance.

As a result of his fleeting suspension, Mudryk will not be able to play for Chelsea in Sunday’s match against Everton. He is also unable to attend sessions at the Blues’ training center in Cobham.

Mudryk has played just 146 minutes in the Premier League this season, largely constrained to appearances in the Conference League, where he scored three goals in four games. He also played in the Carabao Cup twice.

If the “B” sample tests positive for any banned substances, Mudryk will likely face a sedate ban. Paul Pogba was initially banned for four years after returning a sample containing DHEA, a substance known to enhance testosterone levels.

After a successful appeal, the ban was finally shortened to 18 months, and the Frenchman will be able to play freely in matches from March next year.

Tyson Fury’s wife Paris admitted it was “very arduous” not to talk to her husband as he prepared to fight Oleksandr Usyk.

The Gypsy king unexpectedly stated that he had cut himself off from his wife and their family for three months, such is his determination to take revenge on Usyk in their rematch.

The 36-year-old boxer took drastic steps to mentally prepare for his second fight with the Ukrainian after losing to Usyk in May following a split decision.

Usyk became Riyad’s first undisputed four-division heavyweight champion in the sport, and the two fighters will face each other again on Saturday evening in Saudi Arabia.

Paris Fury confirmed her husband’s claims that they did not speak for three months after flying to the Middle East.

I’m talking to IFL TV boxingshe said, “Yes, it’s true. I think after the last fight, everything that had happened before personally in our lives, and then Tyson obviously came to an end, last time, I just think he decided it on his own and I had to support him in that.

“He didn’t want to be involved in his family life, so he cut himself off from us for the last few months, he put himself in a solemn, solemn condition and he seems very, very determined.

“So if this happened, then God willing, tomorrow night everything will come out and everything will be good and worthwhile.”

While Fury undergoes demanding training to be in top shape and take revenge for his defeat earlier this year, his wife Paris has spoken about the difficulties of keeping the house in order on her own.

They have seven children together, three daughters and four sons, all named Prince.

But Paris emotionally shared the negative consequences of being kept away from her husband.

“It was very arduous, I can’t lie,” she admitted. “I supported him in this decision, but sitting and not talking to my husband for a long time wasn’t the greatest thing.

“Yesterday was the first time I saw him, we still hadn’t spoken, I was literally 10 feet away from him and we barely made eye contact. But I see and think it paid off.

“I haven’t seen him like that since the rematch with Deontay Wilder, that was the last time I saw Tyson in that mood, so I can’t tell you too much because we haven’t talked for weeks, weeks, weeks.”