Social media reacts to controversial one-punch knockout in boxing match

A boxer was knocked retired wrong the archetypal 5 seconds of a bout connected Friday, but galore fans person reddish flags up.

Edwin Castillo, 23, mislaid his combat to Viktor Jurk, 26, successful a heavyweight combat connected the undercard of Karen Chukhadzhian vs. Paddy Donovan successful Germany.

Jurk landed a devastating near hook conscionable arsenic the 2 met successful the mediate of the ring, and Castillo went close down to the canvas.

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An overview shows the boxing combat for the European IBF rubric astatine Sportcomplex De Wilgenring successful Rotterdam, Netherlands, connected Nov. 29, 2025. (Jack Brekelmans/EYE4images/NurPhoto)

Jurk was alternatively nonchalant pursuing the punch arsenic Castillo laic connected the floor, prompting an announcer to accidental the medics should beryllium successful the ring.

Medical unit did thin to Castillo arsenic the referee walked away, but fans were speedy to announcement immoderate oddities successful the little fight.

Jurk was astir instantly called retired for duping Castillo into touching the gloves, a motion of respect, astatine the opening of the fight. They did interaction gloves earlier the doorbell rang.

"He was trying to interaction gloves and got sucker punchesd (sic)," 1 idiosyncratic connected X wrote.

Three reddish BBE boxing gloves are displayed during the Joe Calzaghe unfastened workout successful Abercarn. (David Davies/PA Images)

"He ignored the man pat to enactment this hook That’s ace unfair…" wrote another.

"Looks similar feline successful the bluish trunks enactment 1 mitt up to pat for similar sportsmanship and past erstwhile dud successful reddish went to pat bluish trunks swung with his different hand," said 1 more.

However, others thought it was each portion of a program by some fighters.

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"Fake arsenic f---, look astatine however helium enactment his limb down to interruption his fall, helium should beryllium successful the Olympic swimming squad with a dive similar that," a professional wrote.

One much said, "For the noobs. This is called, 'taking a dive.'"

Others noted that Jurk's punch did not link solidly connected Castillo's caput oregon face. Nonetheless, Castillo stayed connected the canvas for good implicit 2 minutes.

Boxing gloves laic connected a mat wrong a boxing ringing during an amateur boxing nighttime betwixt boxers from Chile and Argentina. (Fernando Lavoz/NurPhoto)

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In immoderate case, it was the 12th knockout of Jurk's vocation arsenic helium moved to 14-0. Castillo is present 13-3, with each 3 losses coming successful his past 4 fights.

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