Controversial boxing judge C.J. Ross, who made the headlines for scoring the recent Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fight as a draw, is taking a leave of absence in the wake of her controversial scoring decision.
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Ross emailed Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer informing her of decision to take an indefinite leave of absence. " I will be taking some time off from boxing but will keep in touch," she reportedly told Kizer. Ross, 64, has been judging fights for 22 years. Her license to judge boxing fights expires this year.
Her controversial score was met with objections from various quarters. Mayweather's promoter, Richard Schaefer, was so furious with Ross that he called her scorecard a 'disgrace.' Yahoo! Sports quoted Schaefer as saying: "How that judge could be appointed after the decision of Bradley and Pacquiao is not a question I can answer. How can that happen? Is it going to happen again?"
Mayweather, however, shrugged off Ross' perceived miscue. "The best commission in the world is the Nevada commission, so I'll leave it in their hands," Mayweather said.
Interestingly, the other judges - Craig Metcalfe of Canada and Dave Moretti of Las Vegas - both had Mayweather by a mile, with Metcalfe scoring it 117-111 and Moretti at 116-112.
Ross has had her share of controversies even before making what many boxing observers call a horrendous score for the Mayweather-Alvarez slugfest. She was also at ringside as a judge for the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight on June 9, 2012, and her 115-113 score in favor of the American gave Pacquiao a stunning loss.
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