FANS were fuming that debutant Keno Marley didn’t get the chance to speak after his win on the Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul undercard.
The Brazilian, who competed at the 2020 Olympics, had his heavyweight debut early on the card with a unanimous decision over the 2-2 Diarra Davis.
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Following the win, Ariel Helwani announced the winner but as the Brazilian attempted to get on the mic and speak, the broadcaster told him they had ran out of time.
Of course, that’s not Helwani’s call, but fight fans didn’t appreciate the move all the same.
One X user said: “Why’d Ariel keep juking him out with the mic”
Another posted: “That back and forth with the mic is rough. He should’ve just yelled it, we would’ve heard him.”
Another said: “Damn not a good look.”
The 25-year-old looked crestfallen when he couldn’t get a word in and given it was his chance to announce himself in front of a massive audience, it’s easy to see why.
Dozens of millions of fight fans are expected to tune-in for Joshua v Paul, a £140 million fight at least.
Paul’s last fight on Netflix was with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson and broke all kinds of streaming records. In fact, the steamer had problems coping with the high demand.
Elsewhere on the card, Anderson Silva picked up a victory with a stunning uppercut to stop former Paul foe Tyron Woodldey.
Then in the co-main event, Alycia Baumgardner retained her unified super-featherwight titles via unanimous decision against Leila Beaudoin.
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A true Christmas miracle!
The world will stand still TONIGHT as the face of British boxing, Anthony Joshua, is all set to go up against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
AJ steps in on a month’s notice after Paul’s ‘David vs Goliath’ Gervonta Davis clash was axed due to Tank’s civil suit case.
And Joshua will be desperate not to suffer the same fate as legends Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who both lost to YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
Particularly as a handsome figure was negotiated to get this Judgement Day deal over the line due to AJ’s DAZN contract.
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