Day 93

• Ugly scenes in the main event of last night's "Boxing is Back" second Top Rank on ESPN card.  Prospect Jessie Magdalena won a disqualification victory over Yenifel Vicente.

1. Magdalena knocked Vicente down in the first round.
2. Vicente then was knocked two points (and I think should've been straight DQ'ed right here!) in the fourth round when he low blowed Magdalena and then knocked him down.
3. He was docked ANOTHER point in the fourth for another low blow.  Usually, three points deducted is a fairly automatic disqualification.
4. Vicente was knocked down again in the fifth. 
5. Most people thought Vicente might've won one round, the ninth.  So he's starting something like 89-77.
6. According to BoxRec, however, two of the three ringside judges had the fight 6 rounds to 3 for Magdalena, meaning 87-79 with all the fouls and knockdowns.  One judge, incredulously, had it only 85-81, meaning that he actually had, save the fouls and knockdowns, Vicente winning the fight!
7. One low blow gets a FOURTH point taken in the tenth, another FINALLY FINISHES IT -- disqualification.

• Referee Robert Byrd needs to be suspended.  Vicente needs to be banned.  Most of this was blatant and intentional.  If the fight even continues after the initial incident in the fourth, that's a three-point foul right there and the DQ comes in the fourth after he fouls again. 
• This afternoon, the Nevada State Athletic Commission opened an official investigation into Vicente's conduct.
• Latest MLB owners' proposal: 

The #MLBPA receives formal proposal from #MLB on 72-game season starting July 14, with 80% guarantee of their prorated salaries with a postseason, 70% with no postseason. Deadline is Sunday for 72-game schedule. Also, 29-man rosters for the first month. Players also have opt-out.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 12, 2020

• University of Houston has kiboshed voluntary college-sports workouts after six positive tests.  Houston is flaring up in cases so badly, locking down again is being considered.
• ESPN did a confidential survey of 73 college football players to see how comfortable they were about having a season this year, etc.  Almost all were comfortable trying to play this year without a vaccine, and if the school was closed to the general student body.  Playing in empty stadiums has support of over 80% of them.
• One of the things the survey is split on is the concept of playing two distinct seasons in one calendar year (purportedly, 2021).
• Players, on average, think they need about six weeks to get ready.
• The Coppa Italia marks the return of soccer to Italy after three months.  Semifinal second-legs this weekend, finals mid-week next week, Serie A resumes the season in a week.  Juventus advanced to the finals after a scoreless draw today on away goals, after a 1-1 draw with AC Milan before the stoppage.  Napoli is 1-0 and an away goal up on Inter in the other semifinal, second-leg to be played tomorrow.