Countback loss tough on Nevin

JOHN JOE NEVIN bowed out of the World Boxing Championships in Baku yesterday after losing his bantamweight semi-final against Luke Campbell on a countback after the judges’ scoring tied the pair at 12 points apiece at end of three thrilling rounds.

When the pair touched gloves in the semi-finals of the EU Championships in Copenhagen two years ago Nevin beat the then European champion 13-2.

Neutral boxing fans would feel the 22-year-old Mullingar man was hard done by as the vagaries of the computer scoring system were highlighted again yesterday.