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By Press Association Britain’s Nina Hughes felt she had been “robbed” after being incorrectly announced as the winner in her WBA bantamweight title fight against Cherneka Johnson. The bout, in Perth, Australia, concluded amidst farcical scenes as the ring announcer first called Hughes as the victor by a majority decision of the judges, before awarding the victory to her opponent. Johnson was awarded the fight after with scores of 98-92, 96-94 with the final judge scoring it a draw. After a close first eight rounds, Johnson moved into the ascendancy in the final two to take charge of the contes…

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