The judges saw it as a draw.

But some 5, 000 spectators in the Ice Arena in Karlstad, Sweden, saw it as a convincing victory for Teresa Perozzi over Swedish opponent Asa Sandell.

"What a load of crap that decision was... I chased her over the ring from the first bell to the last, and she did not connect with a single punch," Perozzi (pictured) stressed after the bout. The appearance of the two boxers after the fight clearly proved Perozzi right. While Sandell had blood all over her face, bleeding heavily from her nose and a couple of small cuts on her face, Perozzi was practically unhurt after six-rounds of fighting.

Perozzi looked, well, upset when the draw was announced from the ring. Sandell looked relieved, clearly aware she would have lost the fight had it taken place anywhere else but in Sweden, where pro boxing was allowed again this year after a 37-year ban.

"She hit me with some really good punches. I surely felt them", Sandell said, reluctantly arguing the draw was a fair decision.

The two boxers, Perozzi rated number five and Sandell number seven in the female middleweight division, will now face each other again for at least another fight before a meeting with higher ranked opposition may await Perozzi in the shape of Russian Natascha Ragosina.

Perozzi, 33, took the initiative with a furious attack from the opening bell. The 40-year-old Sandell was in trouble after just a minute of the first round, with Perozzi clearly winning the round.

Sandell bounced back in the second, but never shook Perozzi who easily won the three following rounds, again having Sandell in serious problems, although not able to finish the bout.

Sandell gave it her all in the last round to clean up the numbers, but her efforts were far from enough. All the reporters at ringside had the bout four rounds to two for Perozzi, and the judge's decision to call it a draw was met with angry protests.

Many spectators approached the ring to try to talk with reporters and supervisors, expressing their feelings over the controversial draw.

n Janne Bengtsson is boxing reporter for the Swedish Daily in Karlstad, Sweden