Teresa Perozzi has quashed suggestions that her unanimous victory against Yvonne Reis was rigged and said she is “sick and tired” of hearing her opponent’s excuses.

Perozzi, the North American Boxing Council world champion, was adjudged to have beaten Reis in a non-title bout on Saturday night at Berkeley school gymnasium and will now face number three-ranked middleweight Asa Sandell in Sweden this September — where her belt will be on the line.

But southpaw Reis was full of indignation afterwards, claiming the result was pre-meditated to ensure Perozzi would head into her title showdown with a win.

The 42-year-old said she believed she “never had a shot at winning” and that the result had already been decided before a punch was thrown.

“I was used as a turn-up bout before Perozzi’s title fight in Sweden,” said Reis.

“I never had a shot because they did not want her to go to Sweden on the back of a defeat. I have an issue with this decision and at one point the judge could not be found.

“Bermuda should be embarrassed and ashamed about this particular fight. It’s corruption like this that gives boxing a bad name.

“I’m taking nothing away from Teresa but she did not win this fight.”

Perozzi has responded to the allegations by claiming she had heard similar excuses for defeats before and no longer took any notice.

Her previous fight against Roselin Morales was also shrouded in controversy with her opponent claiming Perozzi’s narrow points victory had been a “home-town” decision.

Morales later retracted her comments.

Perozzi did temporarily quit boxing because she had become tired of such suggestions but decided to carry on after a period of reflection.

“I have heard these excuses before and I no longer listen them,” she said after the Reis bout.

“I think they must work on them before they even step into the ring with me. I was the more aggressive fighter and although I have not seen the video I have no doubts I won this fight fairly. Any of those 800 people in attendance will agree I’m sure.

“I have great respect for Yvonne as she is more experienced than me but I’m saddened by these comments. If I were to lose my fight in Sweden you will not hear me make excuses — I would just ask for a re-match.

“The two fights I have lost have been in Bermuda so I believe this talk to be a lot of nonsense.”

Perozzi had been scheduled to fight lowly-ranked American slugger Cimberley Harris, but when she mysteriously pulled out of the deal at the last minute, her matchmaker in New York was forced to approach Reis. Reis, who hails from Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was a full-contact martial artist before going into boxing full-time — first as an amateur and then a pro since 2002. In March this year she lost a ten-round bout to Trinidad’s Giselle Salandy.

Perozzi fought Reis as part of the San Shou Showdown — an international martial arts event at the Berkeley Gym organised by Jiketsu Martial Productions.