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Adalaide Byrd burst into tears after seeing the social media reaction to her much reviled scorecard that had Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin 118-110.

GGG was the consensus winner with the public in an action-packed middleweight contest.

After Dave Moretti scored it 115-113 in favour of the Kazakh and Don Trella turned in a 114-114, Byrd's wide card tarnished a thrilling fight and ensured a split draw verdict, with Golovkin keeping his WBA Super, WBC and IBF world titles.

ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas vented his frustration afterwards and labelled Byrd's scorecard as "corrupt," but incompetence appears to be the reason for a seemingly obvious miscalculation.

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It would appear that Byrd knows she has made a big mistake too, after sources told Mirror Sport that the veteran judge wept after checking her phone after the fight and learning of the widespread condemnation and contrasting cards from journalists on social media.

It is the latest controversial scorecard in recent months that continues to mar the sport when the focus from the wider sports media is at its most intense.

Eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao continues to dispute his unanimous decision defeat to Jeff Horn in Brisbane from July.

The Filipino joked on Twitter after last night's fight: "Did they bring these judges over from Australia?"

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Inconsistency has been a problem that has long plagued the sport without an obvious solution, though an additional judge—or two—for world title fights could ensure these mistakes are less impactful on the overall result moving forward.

Canelo's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, confirmed the Mexican intends to exercise a rematch clause in the contract with a date, possibly next May, likely to be agreed upon once the dust settles.