The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is ordering an immediate rematch between new bantamweight titlist Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko after their controversial fight on August 13, which aired live on Showtime as the finals of the network's four-man bantamweight tournament.

We'll have the full release from the IBF shortly, but they have confirmed that the rematch has been ordered.. Bad Left Hook has also put in a request with the Nevada commission for thoughts on referee Russell Mora's performance, but they have thus far not made any official comment.

Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO) and Mares (22-0-1, 13 KO) are still two of the top bantamweights in the world, and I think most would consider them the division's best outside of pound-for-pound contender Nonito Donaire. The fight itself was quite good, even with all of the fouling from Mares and the poor officiating, and a rematch with a referee that can control the action could be even better. There's no doubt that they both have crowd-pleasing styles that can mesh and make for a terrific fight, but we didn't fully get to see that on Saturday. Hopefully soon we will.

Update by Scott (3:05 p.m. EDT): Here's the full IBF statement.