Boxing: Segawa Protests Controversial Loss Against American Bruce Carrington

Uganda’s USA-based boxer, Sulaiman ‘The Ruler’ Segawa’s camp has contested his controversial loss to America’s Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington.

Segawa revealed his disappointment after losing his World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver featherweight title defence in the early hours of Saturday, September 28, 2024.

The two featherweight prospects battled for a marathon 10 rounds at the iconic Madison Square Garden in the United States, with Segawa dominating the proceedings.

The southpaw Ugandan fighter controlled the fight from the onset, with Carrington’s only threat coming in the last two rounds.

Bruce Carrington (left) had his moments to put Uganda's Sulaiman Segawa (right) on the sword

“I’m unconvinced with the officiation of this fight. Whoever watched this fight can testify. I did everything to win it. But anyway, maybe the judges watched it differently,” Segawa told Vision Sports.

“It is so painful, but that’s life. To my fans, this is not my end. I’m a fighter, and I can assure you I’m going to bounce back. I’m going to fight my way back to the top.”

Carrington, on the other hand, praised Segawa’s resilience and declared the Ugandan the toughest opponent he has ever faced.

“You’re a good fighter, bro, definitely the best competitor I’ve had so far. Much respect to you.”

Segawa (right) landing a left hook on Carrington at the Madison Square Garden in New York, USA

According to USA-based boxing statistics firms Boxing Scene and CompusBox, Segawa outpunched, outlanded, and outworked Carrington.

The two firms stated that Segawa threw 416 quality punches, with 108 landing aggressively on Carrington, rating his accuracy at 53%.

Carrington, on the other hand, had 358 quality punches, with 91 landing on Segawa, rating him at 47%.

In terms of body shots, Segawa again topped Carrington with 30 against Carrington’s 24.

On the bout scorecard, judge number one, Mark Consentino, and judge number three, Martha Tremblay, both awarded Carrington 97 points to Segawa’s 93, while judge number two, Glenn Feldman, scored the fight a draw at 95-95.

When America’s legendary boxing referee, Steve Willis, raised Carrington’s hand to announce him the winner, more than half of the fans inside the Theatre at Madison Square Garden were shocked by the result, including one of the day’s commentators.

The result means Segawa’s ring record now stands at 15-5-1.

Segawa entered this fight ranked third by the WBC ratings, while Carrington was rated second in the division.