What should have been an intruiging and exciting welterweight clash between Londoner Louis Adolphe (7-1) and Nottingham's Nathan McIntosh (14-2) on the undercard of the WBSS quarter-final between George Groves and Jamie Cox, instead turned out to be yet another highly-controversial display that boxing has become synonymous for.
Going into the last 10 seconds of a closely-fought, tense opening round, referee Howard Foster appeared to call for a break as the pair became entangled before McIntosh turned around to receive a viscous right-hook from Adolphe.
To the open-mouthed spectators, the illegal move was shocking and quite unbelievable, yet Adolphe rang around his floored opponent to celebrate passionately in the corner to a stunned crowd.
On the floor and unable to move, paramedics rushed into the ring to give the 29-year-old oxygen whilst Adolphe, 25 from Tooting, continued to celebrate what he thought was a KO win.
With boos echoing around the Arena, the replay clearly showed the official, Foster, shouting for a break as made his way between the pair to allow them to box on accordingly but didn't get the chance to as the Londoner launched his attack and floored the unsuspecting Midlander.
Once McIntosh was back up on his feet, the ring announcer confirmed the Nottingham man as the winner via a DQ in round one.
Disgusted by the decision, formerly unbeaten Adolphe stormed out of the ring having tasted his first defeat to move to 7-1.
The main event saw George Groves defend his WBA Super belt against unbeaten Jamie Cox with a fourth-round stoppage to book his place in the World Boxing Super Series super-middleweight semi-final against Chris Eubank Jr.
In other results, Mikael Lawal continued his impressive beginnings to life in the pro ranks by demolishing Croatian Tomislav Rudan.
The 22-year-old powerhouse landed a spectacular right uppercut to end proceedings in round two. Despite worrying signs, the medics helped Rudan to his stool before he stood up at the end to embrace Lawal.
Light-heayweight Kirk Garvey won a third successive fight since defeat to Colin Farricker as he improved his record to 10-1.
The Clapham man looked set to win the clash on points before referee George Brognoli intervened after an emphatic selection of shots left the Londoner reigning supreme over Jozef Kolodzej in the fourth and final round.
Dean Richardson delivered a perfect punch performance as he made light work of Slovakia’s Andrej Moravek.
Two minutes and 58 seconds into the second round the contest was halted after Richardson produced a flurry of combinations to send his opponent to the canvas for the second time.
Kian ‘Tech’ Thomas made his long-awaited return to the ring, and it was worth the wait. The Hackney man outclassed fellow welterweight Ferenc Katona for three-and-a-half rounds before a ferocious right hook sent the Hungarian across the other side of the ring. It’s his first fight since injuring his right hand during his win over Ryan Hardy back in February.
The Hackney man outclassed fellow welterweight Ferenc Katona for three-and-a-half rounds before a ferocious right hook sent the Hungarian across the other side of the ring.
It’s Thomas' first fight since injuring his right hand during his win over Ryan Hardy back in February.
In the opener, Chris Billam Smith began proceedings at the Wembley Arena ahead of the main event between George Groves and Jamie Cox.
The Brit didn’t waste any time, dispatching Serbia’s Aleksandar Todorovic (11-14-1) within the first round. The Shane McGuigan fighter extends his record to 2-0.
Youssef Khoumari was rarely tested as he comfortably defeated fellow Brit Jamie Speight.
The lightweight, 21, won on points to earn his second victory in as many bouts since turning professional.
Also on the bill, Michael ‘Chunky’ Devine (16-5-1) defeated veteran Michael Mooney via a 40-36 points decision, whilst Bulgaria’s Angel Emilov shocked Daniel Keenan and an army of his fans near ringside as the scorecard read 39-38 in the underdog's favour.
Despite all four rounds being very close, it was the away fighter who had his hand raised. Emilov inflicted a first taste of defeat on the 21-year-old Briton.