Boxing Results: Coe Gets Disputed Decision Over Jesse Hart

Khalil Coe was awarded a ten-round majority decision over Jesse Hart in Las Vegas, and the crowd reaction told the real story. The verdict landed flat inside the arena and was torn apart online within minutes.

The bout, on the DAZN card topped by Raymond Muratalla vs Andy Cruz, had no knockdowns and very few sustained exchanges. Two judges favored Coe, one had it even. Large parts of the crowd did not see it that way.

Judges’ scores
94-94
95-93 Coe
96-92 Coe

Weight issues and control problems

The tension started before the opening bell. Coe missed weight by more than seven pounds, gave up part of his purse, and nearly came to blows with Hart at the weigh in. Hart still took the fight, despite returning from a layoff and giving up size.

Coe entered heavier and younger. He did not fight like it.

Hart controlled the early rounds with activity and experience. He stepped inside, landed the clearer right hands, and forced exchanges. Coe boxed cautiously, circling and resetting instead of planting his feet. For a bigger man, he rarely made Hart feel it.

Through the middle rounds, the same problems stayed. Hart’s output dipped at times, but Coe never punished it. Openings appeared. They went unused. Coe stayed on the perimeter, touched sparingly, and allowed rounds to slide without staking a clear claim.

Why the cards did not convince

The later rounds offered no shift. Hart kept working, closed exchanges, and finished sequences. Coe needed urgency. It never came. The final round summed it up. Movement without intent. Control without consequence.

When the scores were read, the response was immediate. Boos. Confusion. Shrugs. Hart looked like the fighter who did more across ten rounds. Coe looked like a man protecting a lead he never fully earned.

From a business angle, this does Coe no favors. Missing weight already dents credibility. Following it with a disputed decision against a veteran returning from inactivity invites skepticism. Judges can give rounds. Fans do not forget nights like this.

Hart did not get the result, but he reinforced his value. He can still compete, still work, still make younger fighters uncomfortable. Coe keeps the win, but questions follow him.

Going forward, the risk is clear. At light heavyweight, size without assertion is wasted. Coe will face opponents who hit harder, press longer, and will not allow him to coast. Unless he starts claiming rounds with authority, the next close decision may not break his way.