Did This Ref’s Colossal Blunder Cost Jessie Vargas A Chance At The WBO Welterweight Belt?

That’s not the bell!

On Saturday night, Timothy Bradley scored a controversial unanimous decision victory over Jessie Vargas to claim the WBO Welterweight Championship. The controversy arose at the end of the bout when referee Pat Russell thought he heard the final bell. As it turns out, it was just the 10-second warning “clap” from ringside.

At the time of the stoppage, Bradley was reeling from a barrage of Vargas punches. You can clearly hear/see what happened in this Vine.

The loss was the first of Vargas’s career. Unsurprisingly (and rightfully) he has asked for a rematch.

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