Sentence examples for halted the contest from inspiring English sources

The rematch takes place after the controversial ending to their first fight in Manchester in November, when Froch retained his belts with a ninth-round stoppage of Groves, although many believed that referee Howard Foster halted the contest prematurely.

However, referee Luis Pabon halted the contest in the ninth round, meaning the belt remains vacant.

The other Group A fixture between Tunisia's Esperance and Stade Malien had to be played to a finish on Monday after torrential rain in Bamako halted the contest with 49 minutes on the clock.

There are also reports that Lord Mandelson was involved in an aborted plan to try to get all three to withdraw and halt the contest.

The churning oars of the Oxford boat narrowly missed hitting him, but his presence caused sufficient alarm that the race umpire waved a red flag to halt the contest.

The announcement brought bitter disappointment for some 30,000 Israeli fans who had purchased tickets to the highly anticipated match set for Saturday and drew condemnations from Israeli leaders, who accused the Palestinians of using "terrorism" to halt the contest.

The referee docked a point from his tally for what is viewed as an infringement of the rules, and an enraged Corrales launched an attack that forced the referee to halt the contest in order to save Castillo from serious injury.

Porter sent his 33-year-old opponent crashing through the ropes and on to the ring apron midway through the fourth round, prompting the referee to halt the contest.

Groves, 25, managed to get off the ropes but when he took further blows Foster stepped in to halt the contest - sparking an immediate protest from Groves and surprise at the timing of the decision from many of those watching.

Jackson followed with three punches to Silva's head on the ground, two of which occurred after referee Yves Lavigne attempted to halt the contest.

But an accidental eye poke from Moontasri to Lee looked like it might halt the contest before the action really started.