So heres the IBF rules.

[Adaptation]

3.When a contestant is knocked down, the referee shall audibly announce the count as he motions with his right arm downward indicating the end of each second of the count.

4. When a contestant has been knocked down, the referee will order the standing contestant to the farthest neutral corner and begin the count. If the contestant standing leaves the corner before the count has been completed, the referee shall discontinue the count and order the standing contestant back into the corner. The count will not resume until the standing contestant has returned to the neutral corner.

5. Three (3) knockdowns in any one round do not automatically terminate the fight. If in the referee's judgment, which must be keen and decisive, the knockdowns have been indecisive and clearly have no injurious effect upon the boxer, the contest may continue but with good sense and judgment and the boxer's welfare always paramount.

6. The bell will not save a boxer in any round of the bout.If a boxer is "downed" just before the 3-minute bell in any round, the referee's count shall continue and the bell will not ring until the boxer rises and his hands clear the floor.

So according to those rules... Bute won. ugh... But the ref should have stopped it earlier when bute was wobblying his way around the ring. Anyway.

[moochi]

everybody knows those rules buddy..especially rule 4....but, that wasn't the case...is the guy meant to lean against the corner? of course not..

[Kball15]

he was hardly out of the corner tho. it was a rediculous judgement call by the ref, but it didnt have any effect anyways. if it did, it would have been a travesty

[Stickman]

He wasn't out of the corner, no more than anyone else would've been. He might have been 3' or so off the ropes, but he wasn't anywhere near Bute or the ref.

[Silencers]

Andrade was in the corner.

[mspiegelo]

this was so brilliant, you had to post it twice?

i repeat (from the thread you copied and pasted this from)

andrade never left the corner. the ref was fishing hard for a reason to stop the count.

if you're out on your feet, they stop the fight bro. what the ibf doesn't allow for stoppages?!? they can happen anytime. when you are midround or at the end of the count if you are not coherent....

get real bro

[damian5000]

3.When a contestant is knocked down, the referee shall audibly announce the count as he motions with his right arm downward indicating the end of each second of the count.

4. When a contestant has been knocked down, the referee will order the standing contestant to the farthest neutral corner and begin the count. If the contestant standing leaves the corner before the count has been completed, the referee shall discontinue the count and order the standing contestant back into the corner. The count will not resume until the standing contestant has returned to the neutral corner.

5. Three (3) knockdowns in any one round do not automatically terminate the fight. If in the referee's judgment, which must be keen and decisive, the knockdowns have been indecisive and clearly have no injurious effect upon the boxer, the contest may continue but with good sense and judgment and the boxer's welfare always paramount.

6. The bell will not save a boxer in any round of the bout.If a boxer is "downed" just before the 3-minute bell in any round, the referee's count shall continue and the bell will not ring until the boxer rises and his hands clear the floor.

So according to those rules... Bute won. ugh... But the ref should have stopped it earlier when bute was wobblying his way around the ring. Anyway.

This is the only rule that really matters in this instance.

Whether or not the ref should of called a TKO earlier or disrupted Andrade's flow home town style...is another thing.

[Adaptation]

The referee shall exercise immediate authority, direction and control over the contest to which he has been appointed.
1. He shall be the only one to determine if injuries have been produced by a foul.

2. He shall be the only one to determine an intentional foul and cause points to be deducted.

3. He shall have the power to stop a contest and render a decision at any stage if he considers it to be too one-sided, or if either contestant is in such condition that to continue might subject him to serious injury.

Bute was in such a condition with 10-20 seconds left.
And thats why Bute should have lost.

[mspiegelo]

The referee shall exercise immediate authority, direction and control over the contest to which he has been appointed.
1. He shall be the only one to determine if injuries have been produced by a foul.

2. He shall be the only one to determine an intentional foul and cause points to be deducted.

3. He shall have the power to stop a contest and render a decision at any stage if he considers it to be too one-sided, or if either contestant is in such condition that to continue might subject him to serious injury.

Bute was in such a condition with 10-20 seconds left.
And thats why Bute should have lost.

there you go. now you're on the right track. andrade won! those are properly contextualized rules that show why!

[daggum]

bute died. is that enough? does the ref have to get the paddles and shock him to wake him up? pretty much what he did.