BBB of C downgrade Ian John Lewis’ officiating status following review.

                              
The British Boxing Board of control have reviewed the recent controversial scoring of the Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall world title bout and called ringside official Ian John Lewis to explain his erratic 114-111 scorecard. Following the review the BBB of C have decided to downgrade John Lewis’s officiating status from A Star Class to A Class official. The board did have issue with the margin of Ian’s scorecard but didn’t think that the scorecard affected the overall result of the contest. The board of control have decided to evaluate the performance of each A star official after every bout in addition to each officials annual review in an attempt to maintain a high standard of consistency amongst British officiated bouts. The board have recommended to each of the governing bodies that Jack Catterall be instated as mandatory challenger for each of their respective titles.