Thomas Carty update after controversial incident on Katie Taylor v Flora Pili Croke Park card

Thomas Carty is recovering at home after his Croke Park bout with Dave Allen ended in controversy on Saturday night.

Fighting on the Katie Taylor v Flora Pili card, Carty went through the ropes following a blow from Dave Allen which seemed to land on the back of the head during the opening round.

The Dubliner had begun the fight strongly and had protested about another strike to the back of the head prior to the incident.

Following a brief delay, referee Emile Tiedt brought the contest to a halt with merely one minute and 22 seconds elapsed. It was declared a no-contest after the doctor's determination to end proceedings.

In a statement, Carty's team explained what they felt happened and gave an update on the 30-year-old.

"After just one minute and 30 seconds of round one, Thomas Carty had received two illegal blows to the back of his head at Croke Park on the Katie Taylor undercard," the statement read.

"The second blow causing Thomas a momentarily lapse forcing Thomas to reach for the ropes to regain his balance and the loose ropes gave way, propelling Thomas head first out of the ring causing him to strike his head on a ringside table. In turn this caused Thomas a suspected concussion and unfortunately an end to this fight on instructions from the ringside doctor."

Carty's manager Mike Ofo echoed those feelings when speaking to Sky Sports on Monday.

He said: "I am very disappointed about what happened on Saturday night at Croke Park and the untimely halt to what should have been the crowning achievement of Thomas' career so far.

"Thomas was pumped to be fighting on such an historic event in front of such an enormous crowd at the home of Irish sport and was gutted by the bizarre turn of events.

"What happened was plain for all to see with Allen blatantly fouling him twice in quick succession in response to Thomas' punishing jab that immediately marked up Allen's face.

"The second, illegal rabbit punch to the back of Thomas' head knocked him clean through the ropes and there is only one outcome under the rules of boxing in those circumstances - a DQ loss for Allen."

Allen gave his side of the story in a video shared on his YouTube channel, saying: "I went up a bit close, caught him with a left hook to the body and rattled him a little bit to the head.

"I think, then he threw a combination, knocked my head back with an uppercut.

"But then he grabbed me frantically. I'm not aiming for the back of anyone's head ever, but I am aiming about here [the ear].

"It wasn't a big shot; I tried to clip him round the ear as I always do, and he's turned his head into it. It's gone round the back of the head.

"From there on, I don't know. It's not for me to say what's happened. He's a good guy, I do like him...

"I've caught him behind the head, not on purpose; he's turned into, and he's gone through the ropes.

"At the time, I said to the referee, 'Are you not going to count?' If that was in the middle of the ring, I'd have won by stoppage."

However, Ofo has dismissed Allen's explanation and believes Carty would have went on to stop the Englishman had the incident not happened.

"I see he is already busy trying to set a narrative but that is gaslighting and Thomas and the team were all confident that he would have stopped Allen in the later rounds, particularly in light of the terrible shape Allen turned up in. Frankly, he should change his nickname from 'The White Rhino' to 'The White Hippo.'

"However, once the BUI have reconsidered the referee's decision and done the right thing, we will happily give Allen a rematch and they can settle it once and for all - hopefully inside the ring this time!"