Champion Weaver and challenger Dokes met at ring-center right away. Dokes charged at Weaver right away and started throwing lefts and rights at the champion. Weaver then grabbed him before connecting with a big left hook that stunned Dokes. Another punch, this time a right hook, by the champion made Dokes buckle his right knee, but Dokes kept trading blows with the former United States Marine. Dokes gained a positional advantage when he landed a left on Weaver's chin; seconds later, he staggered the champion with another left hook to the same area before depositing him on the floor with another left hook. Weaver got up and received a protective-eight seconds count by referee Curtis, and was allowed to continue fighting, but he got pinned against a corner and Dokes launched an all-out attack at him there. Weaver tried a left which missed its intended target and Dokes kept firing from all angles, with Weaver mostly just covering up. A series of rights by the challenger as well as two lefts followed, after which Curtis stepped between them as if to separate the contestants. At that moment, however, Curtis raised Dokes' hand signaling that he (Curtis) was stopping the fight and awarding Dokes the title via a first-round technical knockout. Dokes jumped up with his fists in the air in jubilation for being the new WBA world Heavyweight champion. The contest had only lasted a total of 63 seconds, being stopped at one minute and three seconds of round one. Several subplots followed the short fight: as he celebrated, Dokes landed hard on his left knee and fell to the canvas, needing medical attention. Also, Weaver and his camp demonstrated displeasure at the stoppage and a mini riot between both camps took place inside the ring; the riot was placated soon afterwards by the hotel's on-site security personnel. And the crowd was not satisfied, as they chanted "bullshit!" and "Don King sucks!", chants which were audible to the television audiences. Investigation Mike Weaver and his team claimed they felt the first fight between him and Dokes had been fixed. Because of that. the team, led by the former champion and his manager, Don Manuel, asked the WBA for a review of the bout. Asked by a reporter if he thought the contest was a set-up, Weaver said "Yes, I am saying that!". Asked, again, if he thought Don King was