Fans claim the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) helped Tyson Fury rig the fight against Francis Ngannou.
The Cameroonian UFC fighter Francis Ngannou faced off against unbeaten WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia.
After several rounds of fighting, the judges announced the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury as the winner by split decision.
However, despite Fury's win, many Nigerians claimed on social media that the fight was rigged and that INEC acted as the judge.
Nigerians react to INEC's rigging
Nigerians were not happy with the judge's decision to announce Tyson Fury as the winner, thereby claiming INEC had found a way to rig the fight.
In the first round, Fury started the fight strongly and looked like it was going to be a long night for Francis Ngannou.
However, in the second round, Ngannou charges in and lands a blow on Fury that gives him a cut on his forehead.
And in the third round, Ngannou laid Fury on the deck with a breathtaking left hand that stunned his opponent.
The fight which looked like it was heading towards a win for Francis Ngannou after putting Fury on the ground was later overturned by the judges and Fury was announced as the winner.
The announcement led to several comments on social media, especially from Nigerians who claimed that INEC took over as the judges of the fight.
A Nigerian on X said, "The only way Tyson Fury wins this is if it's INEC computing the scores, that's just the only way."
Another one said, "This INEC and Supreme Court thing is everywhere. Francis Ngannou clearly won this fight but got robbed on technicalities."
Another Nigerian commented, "Last night was a replica of Nigeria INEC 😭😭😭 Africa, come back home."
One fan also replied, "Of course, it was rigged, Inec probably learnt work from those Judges."
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has constantly been dragged by Nigerians after reports claimed that the Presidential election was rigged.
Nigerians are not keen to let go of the rigged Presidential election and have put INEC on the spot again following the alleged rigged fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury.
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