By Rick Reeno and Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Richard Schaefer was advised by WBC President Jose Sulaiman, that he plans to order an immediate rematch in response to Schaefer's pending protest of Saturday night's majority draw between WBC/IBO light heavyweight king Jean Pascal of Canada, and, Bernard Hopkins, of Philadelphia.

"I talked to Jose Sulaiman, and I talked to our attorney, Steven Espinoza, and we are filing a protest with the WBC. And Jose Sulaiman has told me that he will order an immediate rematch and that Pascal will have to fight Bernard Hopkins next," said Schaefer."

"I'll tell you that we're not going to come back to Canada with Canadian judges and a Canadian referee because it's a no-win situation. We might as well not come here. It's unfortunate that it is like that, but it is like that. As we were walking out and making our way up to the post-fight press conference, even the Canadian fans were telling Bernard Hopkins that he had won the fight."

Contested before Pascal's partisan fans at Pepsi Colesium in Quebec City, Quebec, Pascal-Hopkins ended in controversy, even as the 45-year-old Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 knockouts) appeared to have successfully negated knockdowns in the first and third rounds by thoroughly out-boxing the 28-year-old Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KOs). American judge Steve Morrow had it for Hopkins, 114-112, but Canadian official Jean Claude Paquette and Belgian official Daniel Van de Wiele scored it even, respectively, at 113-113, and, 114-114.

An "immediate" rematch could become a problem. Promoter Gary Shaw informed BoxingScene.com that Pascal is "contractually obligated" to face former champion Chad Dawson next. Pascal scored the biggest win of his career when he pulled off an eleven round technical decision over Dawson in August. The bout agreement, for Pascal-Dawson, gave each boxer the option of taking a single interim fight before the rematch clause was exercised by either side.

"He's contractually obligated to fight Chad Dawson in his next fight. Pascal can not take another fight. Pascal was allowed one interim fight and the next fight has to be against Chad Dawson. I already sent [Pascal's promoter] Yvon Michel an email today, exercising my right to do that fight," Shaw told BoxingScene.com.

"I'm hoping that the WBC understands that Pascal is contractually obligated to do that rematch. And ordering an immediate rematch with Hopkins would be unfair to Pascal because he can't fulfill that obligation to the WBC."

Shaw has no issue with staging the rematch in Canada, but in the past he warned other promoters about the dangers of fighting in the country. Shaw's boxer Ali Funeka was on the receiving end of a very controversial majority draw in his 2009 clash with Joan Guzman. Shaw also felt Pascal was saved in the eleventh round of his fight with Dawson when the contest was stopped to treat Pascal's cut.

"Pascal won the fight, so they have the right to put the fight on where they want. I know how unfair Canada is. I've told people that it's the same as Germany, you have to knock a fighter out twice to win. Nobody came to my rescue..no other promoter, other than Lou DiBella. When they took the fight from Ali Funeka, nobody said a word. And although the world agreed that Chad Dawson was losing to Pascal, but to stop the fight in the eleventh round to save Pascal is criminal. Canada is getting a terrible reputation and it's going to be very difficult to do any fights up in Canada with any notable opponents because no promoter in his right mind will bring a fighter there," Shaw said.

"Hopkins will not get the rematch because I've invoked my rights. I think this time Dawson will knock him out, so Hopkins should be looking at a Dawson fight, and not Pascal."

Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here .