Luis Ortiz and Tony Thompson pose before their March 5th fight. Photo: Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions

The month-long investigation into a judge who turned in a bizarre and slightly troubling scorecard for the Luis Ortiz vs. Tony Thompson heavyweight fight on March 5 has come to an end.

The D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission found that judge Lloyd Scaife, who failed to take into account two knockdowns and had Ortiz leading by just a point at the time of the stoppage, made “significant discrepancies” in the scoring of the bout that were the result of “human error” rather than anything malicious. Thus, no disciplinary action will be taken against Scaife, according to a commission statement that was released to RingTV.com on Thursday.

In a follow-up email, D.C. Commission Chairman Adam Weers said that Scaife, who is from the D.C. area, has retired from his position as a judge. “These findings were discussed with Mr. Scaife, who has acknowledged the errors and agrees with this determination of cause,” the statement said. “While the Commission recognizes that these errors led to a significant discrepancy in one of the scorecards for the fight in question, it also acknowledges that these errors did not impact the final outcome of the fight.”

Because Scaife’s scorecard (48-47) didn’t influence the result of the fight – a sixth-round stoppage for Ortiz – and perhaps in light of his retirement, the D.C. Commission opted not to discipline Scaife.

“Based upon the facts obtained through this investigation, the Commissions is comfortable with its finding that human error occurred and considers this matter concluded,” the statement read. “No further actions will be taken.”

Scaife gave new meaning to the term “hometown judging” with his inexplicable scoring – even by boxing’s standards — on March 5. He scored the third round 10-9 for Thompson, who is from D.C., even though it was a round in which Ortiz knocked Thompson down. The other two judges, Tammye Jenkins and Paul Wallace both scored the third round 10-8 for Ortiz.

Scaife scored the first round 10-9 in favor of Ortiz even though Ortiz knocked Thompson down and dominated him that round. Jenkins and Wallace both scored the first round 10-8 for Ortiz. Scaife also scored the fifth round 10-9 for Thompson, even though both Jenkins and Wallace scored the round 10-9 for Ortiz, who seemed to clearly win the round. Jenkins and Wallace both had Ortiz ahead 50-43 at the time of the stoppage while Scaife had Ortiz leading Thompson by just a point, 48-47.