Fans call it a robbery after dominant Huni denied full 10-count.
Ipswich, UK — 23:30 BST 7 June 2025 – Justis Huni was outclassing Fabio Wardley. Nine rounds in, it wasn’t even close. Huni looked composed, sharp, and confident — his jab found its home, his combinations landed clean, and his footwork kept him ahead.
But in the 10th, Wardley threw a last-ditch right hand that dropped the Australian. Huni got up quickly — visibly alert — but referee John Latham stopped the fight on the spot. No count. No chance. The crowd didn’t cheer — they gasped.
The referee’s decision stunned everyone, including the broadcast team.
“He’s up — what’s the ref doing?” one commentator said as Latham waved it off.
Huni was winning on all three judges’ cards. He’d won seven of the nine completed rounds and looked in full control. Wardley, hurt and worn down for most of the fight, found one punch — but he wasn’t denied anything. Huni was.
The backlash is already rolling in. Fight fans are furious. Many in the boxing world are questioning how a championship bout gets ended like this — with no full count and no proper assessment of a fighter clearly still in it. Social media is lighting up with one phrase — “robbery.”
Huni’s camp is expected to file a formal protest, and there’s growing talk of a rematch being demanded — not just by promoters, but by viewers who saw a disciplined fighter have his work erased by one questionable decision.
It wasn’t just a punch that ended the fight. It was the ref’s call — and it’s a call that’s going to follow John Latham for a long time.
