WBA Suspending Judge Gloria Martinez Rizzo After Score, Racist Tweets

Another set of racist tweets found on the Twitterverse. The WBA (World Boxing Association) is suspending judge Gloria Martinez Rizzo for six months after a controversial scorecard in the Mykal Fox vs. Gabriel Maestre interim welterweight title fight this past Saturday and the discovery of racist tweets, according to ESPN.

WBA President Gilberto Mendoza plans to meet with Judge Rizzo in Miami this week to discuss the discipline, which may include expulsion from any WBA-sanctioned fights.

“We saw her score was wrong despite the unanimous decision,” Mendoza told ESPN. “Those comments she made in the past – she might be expelled by the WBA. … I don’t support any kind of racism. I believe in equality. …Sports are the only thing that brings equality into the world sometimes.”

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WBA president Gilberto Mendoza tells ESPN he is suspending Gloria Martinez Rizzo six months following her controversial Mykal Fox-Gabriel Maestre scorecard.

Mendoza will consider permanent expulsion for Rizzo after her racist tweets were discovered https://t.co/WOgntMv0bt

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) August 12, 2021

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You can check out her history of Racist Tweets below:

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THREAD: Here is a selection of racist tweets from Gloria Martinez Rizzo, the judge who scored tonight’s fight between Gabriel Maestre and Mykal Fox 117-110 for Maestre.

She also seems to have a physical attraction to Trump, and disputed election results before joining Parler. pic.twitter.com/JwvGbYBkbF

— Corey Erdman (@corey_erdman) August 8, 2021

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— Corey Erdman (@corey_erdman) August 8, 2021

Fox, who scored a second-round knockdown, appeared to be the clear-cut winner in an upset.

Fox called the fight a “robbery.”

Mendoza is trying to schedule a rematch between the two fighters.

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