Andrew Fruman gives this past Friday's controversial light-heavyweight clash between Gabriel Campillo and Beibut Shumenov the scorecard treatment.

"Judge Patricia Morse Jarman scores the bout 117-111 for your winner by split decision..."

As soon as I heard the ring announcer read the numbers 117-111, a sense of relief set in.  Surely there was no possible way anybody paying attention could have given 9 rounds to Beibut Shumenov.  Not that I was rooting for Gabriel Campillo, but like any fan that had just enjoyed 12 hard rounds of boxing, I wanted the right man to walk out of the ring with the victory.  That was Campillo.

"...and now the IBA and WBA light-heavyweight champion... Beibut Shumenov."

"Wow." - Doug Fischer

"Well that's a surprising decision..." - Bob Sheridan

Before getting too outraged after a decision, I like to sit down with pen and paper in hand for a second viewing and see where I really stand with my scorecard before declaring the sport a lost cause.  Usually this just leads to more outrage, but there have been a few times I've changed my stance after carefully watching again.

Let's get to the round by round...

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